Delicious Chana Masala

Description

A delicious dish of chickpeas, onions, and tomatoes! You will love this stuff! I suggest eating this with fresh fried naan.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 green chile pepper, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 4 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 4 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion
  2. garlic
  3. ginger
  4. and green chile pepper in hot oil until onions are translucent
  5. about 10 minutes.
  6. Season onion mixture with cumin
  7. paprika
  8. coriander
  9. garam masala
  10. turmeric
  11. and cayenne pepper; stir. Cook onion with spices until fragrant
  12. 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes
  13. chickpeas
  14. and tomato sauce; stir and simmer until the tomatoes soften
  15. about 5 minutes.
  16. Stir yogurt into the mixture until the color of the mixture is even; simmer until again hot
  17. about 5 minutes more. Remove pan from heat; stir lemon juice and salt into the mixture.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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