Рецепт Channa Masala (With capsicum and cream)
Channa Masala (With capsicum and cream)
Channa Masala (With capsicum and cream) - a twist to the classical recipe.
Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook Time: 25 Mins | Total Time: 35 Mins | Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Chickpeas(both white and green), soaked overnight
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1 no Bay leaf
- 1/2" Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 2 Tbsp Cream
- Dry Masala
- For the Wet Masala
- 2 Cups diced Tomatoes
- 1 Cup thinly sliced Onions
- 2 cloves Garlic pods
- 2 Green chillies (if required)
- 1/4 Cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- 1 or 2 Medium sized capsicum with seeds, chopped (based on your pref)
Instructions
Prep Work
Pressure cook the chickpea with salt until it is tender, for 5-6 whistles. Do not drain the excess water, reserve it. (2)
In the meantime, blanch the tomatoes. In a saucepan add the tomatoes and fill it with water until they are immersed. Boil it until the skin starts peeling off. Carefully drain the hot water and peel off the skin. Keep it aside. (3)
Heat a tsp of oil in a pan. Add the sliced onions and sauté until the onions become translucent, then add the garlic, capsicum and give a quick mix. Allow it to cool.
Blend the onion mixture, tomatoes and coriander leaves until smooth.
Preparation
Melt butter in a pan and once it melts, add the bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin seeds and ground onion-tomato paste and sauté them.
Keep sautéing until the oil separates and oozes on the sides of the mixture or the mixture comes clean off the pan. (4)
Now add the channa masala, red chilli powder, cooked chickpeas and salt. Mix it well. Add water / cooked chickpea water and mix it well. Allow it to come to a boil. Add the cream and garnish it with coriander leaves. Check for seasoning and turn off.
If you feel the consistency is thick add some more water and dilute it a little before turning off the stove.
Notes
Instead of channa masala mix, you can use 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1/2 tsp garam masala powder.
It is okay if the chickpeas gets a tad overcooked but should not be smashed and mushy. You can also add a tea bag while cooking the chickpeas. This gives it a dark brownish colour as you find it in restaurants.
You can skip the blanching process and directly purée the fresh tomatoes. As I said above, this is my way of doing it and I feel blanching has a better taste. This is optional. If you are puréeing it directly, never add water to tomatoes before it gets cooked. If you add water it might take longer time to cook. Sprinkle water if your mixture becomes very dry and if you think it might get burnt.
This does not mean you will find a pool of oil, just the amount of oil you used in the beginning will start to go to the sides. Also if you use a non stick pan and reduce the amount of butter / oil in cooking, you will not be able to see the oil separate. So just cook until the mixture comes clean off the pan while mixing it. Refer to this post for further detail.