Kala -Chana Masala( Spicy Black Chick Pea Snack )

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

 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 . 

Kala -chana Masala

Happy cooking !!!

 Arshia Zaidi