Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) add lots of flavor and protein to all kind of dishes. These are a staple in Middle Eastern cooking. Chickpeas are common ingredient in soups, salads and stews.
Here is a recipe for delicious chickpeas simmered in fragrantly spiced and slightly tangy gravy. It can be easily adjusted to suit your palate.
Readily available in a can but I had used the dried garbanzo beans that require soaking overnight. They are then rinsed and boiled until soft before you can proceed in making any dishes.
Chana (Garbanzo) Masala always make a popular side dish and a regular on our table.
CHANA (GARBANZO) MASALA
Servings : 3-4
1 cup garbanzo beans soaked overnight
2 onion chopped
2 tomato chopped
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp garlic minced
2 tablespoon oil
1 tsp ginger minced
salt to taste
2 tablespoon chopped cilantro
DIRECTION
Rinse and drain garbanzo bean. Place beans into deep pot, cover with 3 cups water and salt, cook until the beans turn soft. Retain the liquid from boiling the beans.
Heat the oil, splutter the cumin seeds, add the onion, cook until onion turns soft.
Add in ginger and garlic, stir until fragrant.
Now add the tomato and salt. When tomato turns soft, add in all the spices except garam masala, cook until oil separates.
Add in the boiled garbanzo beans and some cooking liquid, cook until the gravy thickens using medium heat, stir in between to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pan. The gravy should be semi thick and not too watery.
Stir in garam masala and more salt if needed. .
Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot. with naan, puri, paratha or pulao.
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My fave!! Made this with chicken with almonds and coriander last Sunday and served with chapattis and raita. Perfect meal.
Now I want some again.
Good recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Hugs, Gee
Very inviting and well presented chana masala. Lovely preparation.
Deepa
Looks too yum ..I wish this can be my lunch now
look really yummy... :)
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Looks delicious - interesting flavor profile! Healthy and tasty are two of my favorite words! Hope you can stop by the enchanted oven.
xo,
Lisa
too good
Channa masala are always my fav, love simply with some rotis.
Awesome! This is one of my favorites.
I love this a lot!!
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Lovely looking meal :)
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Choc Chip Uru
Delicious gravy..Loved the color too, rich & tasty..
Prathima Rao
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Yummy channa masala.. all time favorite
That looks so delicious. Thank you for the recipe !!
I LOVE THIS! I have chickpeas in my house today so this may be a rainy day dinner! I am hosting a blog hop at http://www.frugalfitfamily.com today so please stop by if you can! Thanks again for the great recipe!
Mouthwatering and flavorful chana masala. Yummy!
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You know, I've never had Garbanzo beans; maybe I should give them a shot! :)
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This is a wonderful dish
We looooooove chickpeas. As you wrote - they're very popular here
BTW - if you put a tsp of baking soda in the water (while soaking the beans) - it'll shorter the cooking time. You just have to rinse the chickpeas thoroghly before cooking
I can almost smell this cooking. Delicious!
Lovely presentation! This is one of our fav side fish for rotis....
chana masala looks spicy and delicious.
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This looks so delicious and flavorful1
Looks wonderful.... :-)
This is one of those recipes that I would bet the smell would just draw you to it. It looks SO rich and SO flavorful! Thanks for sharing!
Looks delicious this garbanzo beans...love all the spices in it.
Hope you are having a great week :)
garbanzos make my taste buds smile. Thank you for joining in the fun at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop xo
garbanzos make my taste buds smile. Thank you for joining in the fun at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop xo
So full of flavors and vitamins!
My husband loves garbanzo beans! I will have to try this out for him. Thanks coming by Sharing with Domestic Superhero Thursday's Link Party and sharing this!
Thank you for linking with See Ya in the Gumbo this week.
I have chickpeas sitting in my pantry needing to be used. So glad you shared this recipe with us on foodie friday. I think I have all the seasoning too. Love when that happens.
I have a couple cans of chickpeas, that I have struggled finding dishes for. This reminds me of baked beans. I will definitely be trying it!
Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday.
hi stopping in from blog hop, boy that looks good, I am always looking for great recipes without meat. I am going to try this, I have eaten them in salads but never as the main ingredient.
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Nice Dish..
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This would be amazing with buttered naan!
I love chickpeas and the spices look great! My man thinks he doesn't like Indian food, but I'm pretty sure if I made this and didn't tell him he wouldn't guess. He loves cumin and cilantro, so I think I could trick him into realizing he likes Indian!
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This looks delicious. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. I'm so glad you joined us this week at Transformed Tuesday.
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Peggy~PJH Designs
I just used garbanzo beans in a salad this week. I really like them. I had tried baking them as a snack one time and was told to rinse and remove the skins. That was time consuming. Do you do that for this recipe? Anyway, thanks for sharing.
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This really sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
This really sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Yummy! That looks delicious!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality! I’m looking forward to see what you link up tomorrow evening!
I've only used chickpeas for hummus, but this looks great! Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.
I can just imagine how fragrant all those herbs and spice make this dish - sounds marvelous, I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Thanks for linking up this post to The Best Blog Recipe’s Weekend re-Treat #9!
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I love garbanzo! This looks wonderful - Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Have a great week!
This looks and sounds awesome! I love garbanzos. Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Have a fabulous week!
Sounds really good! Thanks so much for linking up at A Themed Linkup 104 for Healthy Recipes. Pinned.
Delish! This is one of my favorites.
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Oh that looks delicious! Mmmmm!
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