Authentic Chana Masala (Chickpea Masala)

Name: Authentic Chana Masala (Chickpea Masala)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana ((dried raw chickpeas) (or 3 cups soaked or 2 - 15 oz cans)); 1½ cups water ((to pressure cook, + more to make gravy)); 2 tablespoon oil (or as needed); 1 small bay leaf ((optional)); 1 inch cinnamon ((optional)); 2 cloves ((optional)); 2 green cardamoms ((optional)); 1½ cups onions ((fine chopped, 2 large)); 1 green chili (slit (optional)); ¾ to 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ((or ½ tbsp each fine chopped) ); 1½ cups tomatoes ((fine chopped, 3 large or 1½ cups tomato puree or whole peeled tomatoes)); ¾ teaspoon salt ((+ more to adjust to taste)); ¼ teaspoon turmeric; 1½ teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste)); 1 teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste)); 2 teaspoon coriander powder; ½ teaspoon cumin powder ((optional)); 1 teaspoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves) (optional)); ¼ teaspoon amchur ((dried mango powder) (optional)); 2 tbsp coriander leaves ((cilantro chopped finely))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

This restaurant Chana masala is a popular Indian dish of chickpeas cooked in an onion tomato gravy. It goes great as a side with rice, paratha or roti.

Updated at: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:54:20 GMT