Delicious Chana Masala

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 413 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, garlic, ginger, and green chile pepper in hot oil until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Season onion mixture with cumin, paprika, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, and cayenne pepper; stir. Cook onion with spices until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, chickpeas, and tomato sauce; stir and simmer until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir yogurt into the mixture until the color of the mixture is even; simmer until again hot, about 5 minutes more. Remove pan from heat; stir lemon juice and salt into the mixture.