Thursday 5 September 2013

Kala -Chana Masala( Spicy Black Chick Pea Snack )



best snacks, kala chana , hari mirch, hara dhania, green vegetable.
Kala -Chana  Masala

After  plain kala chana  snack  I am going to share chat pata , masaledaar kala chana  snack  with all of  you.  It  is great in taste . I learnt  this recipe  from  my   darling  Khala  Munni  Aunty . I remember when  my mom was alive,  Munni Aunty  visited  Bareilly at that time  she cooked  this delicious snack for all of us .







 Category - vegetarian
 Time - 20 min.
 People - 3-4

Here is the recipe  of kala chana masala  for you

 Ingredients - 

  •  kala chana- 250  g.m ( 1 glass)  soak in water over  night or   8-9 hours      
  •  Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
  •  Baking soda -1 pinch
  •  Red chili powder -1/4 tea  spoon  
  •  Cooking Oil - 1 table  spoon 
  •  Green chili- 3 (chopped) 
  •  Onion -1 (medium size)  sliced
  •  Cumin seeds (Zeera) 2 full pinch 
  •  Tamarind sauce(Imli  chutney) - 1 tea spoon 

How to do -

Put water soaked black gram with 1 glass of water in pressure cooker, add 1/4 tea spoon salt, a pinch of baking soda  and bring it to 4-5 whistle on the medium  flame then turn       off the heat. When the lid open , check  if kala chana  is well cooked or need more  whistle   if it is done. keep it aside , and start to prepare  its baghaar.


Imli chutney  gives  very different and delicious flavour  to  this  kala chana 

imli chutney
Imli chutney



 how to make  Imli  chutney

  •  Tamarind(Imli)/mango powder-2  tea spoon
  •  Coriander leaves/ mint-5-6 leaves
  •  Cumin seeds -1/2 tea spoon
  •  Red chili powder-1/2 tea spoon
  •  Salt- 1/2 tea spoon 
To make sauce   you need  to  grind imli  pulp , mint or coriander leaves, cumin seeds, salt and  red chili powder all together in thick consistency .
Bhaghaar / tadka for  kala chana 



Heat cooking oil in the  frying pan, keep the flame low , add  onion  slices, cumin seeds , imli chutney , red chili  powder, chopped  green chili , and  stir for a while . Mix this  mixture with kala chana and adjust  salt , and  parch it well . 
Masaledaar kala chana is  ready to serve. 
Enjoy it any time . 

Best  Indian snacks, kala chana
Kala -chana Masala












Happy cooking !!!
 Arshia Zaidi

2 comments:

  1. Arshiaji, the kala chana looks mouthwatering. New on your space. You have a nice range of recipes here.

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  2. thank u so much supriya,welcome on the blog, Its all your's.:)

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