Best Khatta Channa A Punjabi Indian Speciality Chickpeas Dish Recipes

PUNJABI CHANA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, heat oil and add onion. Sauté until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and chili, and sauté until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook until tomatoes are very soft, about 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Purée mixture in blender or food processor until smooth. Return to pan and place over medium heat. Add paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, coriander, the garam masala, turmeric and lemon juice. Add chickpeas and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer until sauce is thick and chickpeas are soft, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Stir pan about every 10 minutes, adding water as needed (up to 1 1/2 cups) to prevent burning. When ready to serve, sauce should be thick. If necessary, uncover pan and allow sauce to reduce for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until desired consistency. Stir in cilantro, adjust salt as needed and serve with cooked rice, if desired.

KHATTA CHANNA ( A PUNJABI INDIAN SPECIALITY CHICKPEAS DISH)

Steps:

• Soak the black channa overnight in a large bowl with lots of water.
• The water level should be atleast 3 inches above the level of the black channa{chickpeas}.
• The next morning, drain out the water completely and wash the channa in a bowl of fresh and clean water.
• Now, put the washed channa in a large pot.
• Add water{should be 2-3 inches over the level of the chickpeas}.
• Boil the chickpeas on high heat.
• Heat oil in a pot.
• Add asafoetida, fenugreek, corriander, turmeric and red chilli powders with salt to taste.
• Mix well and stir-fry for a few seconds.
• Prepare tamarind water by dissolving a lemon-sized piece of tamarind in 1/2 cup of HOT water.
• Squeeze the tamarind ball really hard to let its juices flow into the water.
• Pass this through a strainer and into a bowl.
• Your tamarind water is ready.
• In a bowl, dissolve the gramflour in 3 tbsps.
• of water.
• Mix this really well ensuring that no lumps remain.
• Add this mixture and the tamarind water to the pot containing all the spice powders{masalas}.
• Stir well and bring to a boil.
• Lower flame, add the boiled chickpeas, dry mango powder and 2 1/2- 3 cups of water.
• Boil for 10-15 minutes on medium flame.
• Remove from flame.
• Serve hot over a bowl of white long-grain Basmati rice.
• Enjoy!

INDIAN KHATTE CHOLE (HOT AND SOUR CHICKPEAS)

Steps:

• Heat oil, keep about 2 tbsp of the onion aside and fry the rest over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes, until tinged brown.
• Add the tomatoes, cook for another 5 minutes, until soft. Stir frequently, mashing the tomatoes to a pulp.
• Stir in coriander, cumin, fenugreek, and cinnamon. Add the chickpeas (including can liquid). Add salt to taste.
• Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add some water if the mixture becomes too dry.
• Meanwhile mix together the chillies, ginger, lemon juice, cilantro, and remaining onion.
• Just before serving, and the ginger and onion mixture. Mix well.

CHANA MASALA (SAVORY INDIAN CHICK PEAS)

Steps:

• Grind onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and chile pepper together in a food processor into a paste.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry bay leaves in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Pour the paste into the skillet and cook until the oil begins to separate from the mixture and is golden brown in color, 2 to 3 minutes. Season the mixture with chili powder, coriander, powder, gram masala, turmeric, and salt; cook and stir until very hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir enough water into the mixture to get a thick gravy; bring to a boil and stir chickpeas into the gravy. Reduce heat to medium and cook until the chickpeas are heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Garnish with cilantro.