Black chana- chickpeas is very beneficial for eat as socked raw, roasted or cooked, all has it different advantage.
kala chana recipe is one pot recipe easy to cook and tasty to eat. There is different method of cook like curry, dry, or salad here this post is for simple dry method in pressure cooker.
It contains a lot of fiber and hence the dry variation of kala chana is often served as a complete meal by itself. further, it is also rich in vegetable protein with very less calorie dense and it recommended for diabetes patients. but i personally prepare it frequently for other reasons. i personally like the simplicity of the recipe and it can be done with just onion and tomatoes with turmeric powders.
firstly, i would heavily recommend soaking the black chickpeas before preparing this curry. ideally, overnight soaking should be sufficient and followed by pressure cooking chana must help in hastening the cooking process. secondly, while sauteing onion and tomatoes, you can optionally add besan flour too which should yield a thick curry.
other easiest recipe is Bhindi ki sabji
kala chana
Ingredients
- 150 g Kala chana/Black chickpeas soak over night
- 1 tomato(optional) roughly chopped
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 1 green chilli as per taste finely chopped
- 1½ tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander chopped
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tbsp Heeng/ Asafoetida
- â…“ cup water
Instructions
- soak kala chana/black chickpeas for night or minimum 5 hr.
- Heat oil in a cooker,When oil is hot add Heeng/ Asafoetida and Jeera/cumin when Jeera starts to crackle, add onion and fry untill light brown then kala chana, Haldi/Turmeric Powder, tomato and Salt Mix all well cook for a mints, lastly add water and pressure cook on high fame until 3 vessle.
- When chana is soft Mix well and cook again on high flame for 1-2 minutes water dry.
- serve with lamon and puri
FAQ:
Question: What is mean by Kala Chana in English?
Answer: Black chickpeas
