Easy Chana Masala

Name: Easy Chana Masala
Ingredients: 1 brown onion, diced; 2-inch piece ginger, sliced into matchsticks; 3 garlic cloves, diced; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon pink salt; 1/2-1/4 teaspoons ground chilli powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 4-5 large tomatoes, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup filtered water; 2 BPA-free tins of organic chickpeas; 1 tablespoon fenugreek seeds; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 1/2 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder - you can use lemon juice in place of this)

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 brown onion, diced
2-inch piece ginger, sliced into matchsticks
3 garlic cloves, diced
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon pink salt
1/2-1/4 teaspoons ground chilli powder
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4-5 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 cup filtered water
2 BPA-free tins of organic chickpeas
1 tablespoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder - you can use lemon juice in place of this)

Directions

1

Cook the diced onion in a pan over a medium heat. Once starting to caramelise, add ginger and garlic, and cook a further 3 minutes.
2

Add coriander, cumin, salt, chilli, turmeric and tomato paste, and cook until everything is mixed into the tomato paste and spices become fragrant.
3

Add tomatoes and 1/2 cup of water. Cook for 5 mins before adding the chickpeas.
4

Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add fenugreek, garam masala and amchoor, and cook a further 10 minutes.
5

Remove from heat and serve with cooked basmati rice and chutney.