Chana Madra | chana madra recipe

28 Aug Chana Madra | chana madra recipe

Last Updated on May 2, 2019 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Chana Madra | chana madra recipe with step wise pictorial method.

​It is a delicious and mouthwatering breakfast recipe from Himachal Pradesh. this is one such dish made with kabuli chane or white chickpeas cooked with the yogurt &  seasoned with assorted spices.

There lies a major difference in the cooking process of making madra of chane and other chane recipe followed in rest of the country. The present recipe is in a dry form, having yogurt in it and no chilies at all, which makes it a unique recipe.

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Chana Madra | chana madra recipe

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​Chana Madra is a delicious and mouthwatering breakfast recipe from Himachal Pradesh.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Himchal Pradesh, Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup Chickpeas/Kabuli Chana/white chane
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 Black Cardamom/Moti Elachi
• 3-4 Cloves
• 3/4 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• Turmeric a pinch
• Salt as per taste
• 1 cup Curd
• 2 tsp Rice flour
• 2 tbsp of water

Instructions

 

• Wash and soak chana overnight in water with a pinch of salt.
• In the morning, pressure cook the chana till soft.
• Heat oil in a pan and add cardamom, cloves, garam masala, turmeric, cumin & Saute well.
• Then add the boiled channa and let it cook for couple of minutes.
• Take a small bowl, add curd in it and beat the curd first.
• Then add the beaten curd in chane and mix well.
• Now take one more small bowl, mix the rice flour in water and then add to the pan.
• Let it simmer so that the gravy gets thickens.
• Cover the pan with a lid and let chanas cook for about 10 mins.
• Your chana Madra is ready.
• Serve hot with Babru.

 
Pictorial recipe of chana madra

1. Wash and soak chana overnight in water with a pinch of salt.

2. In the morning, pressure cook the chana till soft.

3. Heat oil in a pan and add cardamom, cloves, garam masala, turmeric, cumin & Saute well.

4. Then add the boiled channa and let it cook for couple of minutes.

5. Take a small bowl, add curd in it and beat the curd first.

6. Then add the beaten curd in chane and mix well.

7. Now take one more small bowl, mix the rice flour in water and then add to the pan.

8. Let it simmer so that the gravy gets thickens.

9. Cover the pan with a lid and let chanas cook for about 10 mins.

10. Your chana Madra is ready.

Serve hot with Babru.

NOTE

*Traditionally chana Madra are being made without adding red chilly. If you want to skip a little from the traditional method, a bit, then you can also add red chilly powder while adding other species. However this chilly free recipe is going to be very much appreciated by your children.

*If the yogurt you are using is sour, it will enhance the taste of your recipe for sure.

Regards

PAYAL BALI SHARMA

SHAILENDER SHARMA