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Brown Chickpea Curry

Brown Chickpea Curry (kala Chana) recipe

blessmyfoodbypayal
Brown chickpea curry made with a healthy legume, onion, tomatoes and few spices, is an indian curry recipe and a very good source of plant based protein.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Time 8 hours
Course Curry, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

IF COOKING IN PRESSURE COOKER

    FOR SOAKING CHICKPEAS

    • 1 Cup black chickpeas/kale chane
    • 1 tsp salt
    • Water enough to cover chickpeas
    • Water for washing chickpeas

    FOR BOILING CHICKPEAS

    • Soaked chickpeas water drained
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 5 cups drinking water

    FOR COOKING CHICKPEAS

    • Boiled chickpeas with water
    • 1 tbsp oil
    • 1 tsp cumin seeds
    • 2 green chilies
    • 1 big onion cut lengthwise
    • 1 cup tomato puree
    • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
    • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp garam masala
    • 1 tbsp coriander powder
    • Salt to taste

    IF COOKING IN INSTANT POT

      FOR SOAKING CHICKPEAS

      • 1 Cup black chickpeas/kale chane
      • 1 tsp salt
      • Water enough to cover chickpeas
      • Water for washing chickpeas

      FOR COOKING CHICKPEAS

      • Soaked chickpeas water drained
      • 1 tbsp oil
      • 1 tsp cumin seeds
      • 2 green chilies
      • 1 big onion cut lengthwise
      • 1 cup tomato puree
      • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
      • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
      • 1 tsp garam masala
      • 1 tbsp coriander powder
      • Salt to taste
      • 2 cups drinking water

      Instructions
       

      MAKING IN PRESSURE COOKER

        SOAKING OF CHICKPEAS

        • Wash chickpeas very well and put in a bowl.
        • Add water, sufficient enough to cover the chickpeas.
        • Add salt and leave chickpeas soaked overnight or about 8 to 10 hours.

        BOILING OF CHICKPEAS

        • Add chickpeas into pressure cooker after draining the water.
        • Add salt and drinking water.
        • Put a lid and cook chickpeas for 8 whistles. Keep aside and let the pressure release on its own.

        COOKING BLACK CHICKPEAS

        • Take oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
        • Then add onion and green chilies and saute till onion turns pink and translucent.
        • Add tomato puree, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Saute.
        • Cover the pan with a lid and let tomatoes cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
        • After the said period, uncover the pan. The sign of tomatoes getting completely cooked is that they loose their moisture and start leaving the sides of the pan.
        • Now transfer boiled chickpeas alongwith the water in which they were boiled.
        • Add salt to taste thought bit of salt was also added while boiling chickpeas.
        • Either using a potato masher or back side of the ladle, mash few of the chickpeas. It will help in thickening the gravy.
        • Cover and just boil for a minute or two.
        • Black chickpea curry is ready.

        COOKING BLACK CHICKPEAS IN INSTANT POT

          SOAKING OF CHICKPEAS

          • Soaked washed chickpeas in sufficient quantity of water overnight or about 8 to 10 hours. Do add a tsp of salt in water.

          COOKING OF CHICKPEAS

          • Press the saute button on the instant pot. Once it displays hot, add oil.
          • Add cumin seeds and once the seeds splutter, add onion and green chili.
          • Cook till onion turns pink and translucent.
          • Add tomato puree, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt
          • Cover the pot with a glass lid and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
          • Add in the drained black chickpeas and give them a toss.
          • Add 2 cups of drinking water and stir.
          • Close the pot with lid and press the bean/chili mode. Adjust the time to 38 minutes at high pressure (adjust the time). The pressure valve should be in the sealing position.
          • Let the pressure release naturally.
          • Black chickpea masala is ready.
          Keyword black chane, Brown chickpea curry, kala chana