Methi Chana Masala

A delicious and healthy chickpea curry cooked with fenugreek leaves and Indian spices.

Chana Masala is a very famous curry in all over India. It is also a all time favourite dish in my home too. But this time I had a bunch of fenugreek leaves in my fridge and was about to get spoiled. So I thought to add them in chana masala gravy. Seriously, it added a extra unique taste and flavor to chana masala. Try this recipe of Methi chana masala and give a make over to traditional chana masala recipe.


 YIELD –2 persons

Ingredients:

Black Chickpeas - 1 cup
Fenugreek leaves - 1 cup finely chopped
Onion - 1 big finely chopped
Tomato - 2 big finely chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
chili powder - 1 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam malsala - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Hing a pinch

Method:

1. Soak the chickpeas overnight and cook them with salt until soft.
2. Heat the oil in a pan add cumin seeds and hing.
3. Add onion and ginger garlic paste. Saute well.
4. Add tomato and methi leaves. cook them for 5 minutes untill all the water absorbed.
5. now add all the spices, i.e. salt, chili powder,  coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Cook for 2 minutes.
6. Finally add cooked chickpeas and cook it again for 7-8 minutes.
7. Just before serving add lemon juice. 
8. Methi chana masala ready to serve. Serve with roti, naan, paratha or rice.

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