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CHANA ALOO MASALA

A delicious and vegan chickpeas potato curry to whip up in 30 mins. Makes a best accompaniment with rice, naans or rotis.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: vegan
Servings: 4 people
Author: Shravani Abhishek

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Cooking oil I used Olive oil
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 3 pods Cardamom
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 large Onion finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 medium Tomato
  • 2 tbsp Cashew paste optional
  • 1 cup Canned chickpeas
  • 1 large Potato peeled and cubed
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 1 tsp Kasuri methi

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a saute pan or wide skillet, on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add cubed potatoes, sprinkle some salt and fry until potatoes turn golden brown. Transfer them to a bowl or plate.
  • Now in the same pan add the bay leaves, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds. Saute for few seconds until the cumin seeds sizzle and the spices are fragrant.
  • Add the chopped onion, garlic and ginger and cook for 4-5 minutes until the onions turn light golden brown in color.
  • Add the spices- coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder and give it a good stir. Also add the salt, sprinkle some water, mix well and let it all cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Now add in chopped tomatoes, give it a good mix. Cover and cook until tomatoes turn mushy.
  • Add the cashew paste, stir it and cook for a minute. This is optional.
  • Now stir in canned chickpeas or soaked & boiled chickpeas, give it a good stir. Add in a cup of water, cover and cook until the gravy starts to bubble.
  • Stir in the fried potatoes and cook for a min. Sprinkle the Garam masala and give it a good mix.
  • Taste and adjust the salt. Finally sprinkle some kasuri methi, turn off the stove.
  • Serve hot Chana aloo masala with a dash of lime juice and tastes great with rice or rotis.

Notes

  • You can skip frying the potatoes and add them with chickpeas. And make sure they are cooked until tender.
  • If you prefer to add fried potatoes, you can roast them in oven for about 15 min at 365F or Air fry the cubed potatoes for about 15 min at 380F
  • Adding cashew paste is completely optional.