Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup chana ((dried raw chickpeas) (or 3 cups soaked or 2 - 15 oz cans))
  • 1½ cups water ((more to make gravy))
  • 2 tablespoon oil (or as needed)
  • 1 small bay leaf ((optional))
  • 1 inch cinnamon ((optional))
  • 2 cloves ((optional))
  • 2 green cardamoms ((optional))
  • 1½ cups onions ((fine chopped, 2 large))
  • 1 green chili (slit or chopped (optional))
  • ¾ to 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ((or ½ tbsp each fine chopped) )
  • 1½ cups tomatoes ((fine chopped, 3 large or 1½ cups tomato puree))
  • ¾ teaspoon salt ((+ more to adjust to taste))
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1½ teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste))
  • 2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder ((optional))
  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves) (optional))
  • ¼ teaspoon amchur ((dried mango powder) (optional))
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves ((cilantro chopped finely))

Instruction