Chana Masala
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon curry
1 tablespoon tomato paste (I used ketchup, how embarrassing)
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained, reserving 3 tablespoons liquid
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh black pepper, to taste
crushed red pepper, to taste, optional
1 tablespoon vegan margarine
1. Heat oil on medium high heat. Fry onions until slightly browned. Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic, curry, and paste. Stir and simmer about 2 minutes.
2. Add chickpeas, reserved liquid, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Simmer 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add red pepper, to taste. Add margarine, stirring through to melt it. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes more or until chickpeas are softened and dish is hot. Serve over rice.
Source of recipe: I don't know how authentic this is, but I whipped it up last night. It tasted great to me.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
I loved this! I'd never made anything Indian, so this was a bit outside of my comfort zone, which made it exciting :) I know that sounds silly, but it was. Anyway, it was unbelievably easy and yummy. I used coconut milk like other reviewers mentioned and it was wonderful! I'll definitely make this again. And maybe I'll try to be healthy and leave out the coconut milk. I think next time I'll add spinach for a little nutritional boost.
Good stuff! Very easy and simple to make. Super cheap too! I used tomato sauce instead of paste (or ketchup!) and it was great. Luckily i doubled the recipe to eat tomorrow too.
This was very easy to cook although it turned out a bit drier than I'd like. I think in the future I would double the "sauce" ingredients. Also, I added a lot more curry powder as it was cooking as it was a little bland. However, this was particularly tasty as left-overs, the flavors really developed overnight in the fridge. Would definitely make this again with some modifications!
I made this last night for dinner and it was great! It was definitely a fast, easy meal that tasted wonderful!
However, I also had no tomato paste so I used Ketchup!
This was so easy to make, and absolutely delicious. I made it exactly as described (except I served it with quinoa) and I will definitely make this again! My kitchen smelled fantastic for the rest of the day. Thank you!
I've been making this for years and it's so excellent and EASY.
I add a clove of crushed garlic to it. YUMMY!
This is the closest thing I've ever had to vegan comfort food!
Sooo good! :D
Oh my goodness!!! This is awesome!! I served it over Mahatma brown rice and everyone ate it up!! Very good, easy side dish. And very versatile, we ate it with Macaroni and Cheez!! THANK YOU!
This was soooo good! I have never made any Indian food before, I was always too intimidated. This was so easy and delicious, I'm not scared anymore! :) I added some coconut milk like some suggested, and that made it nice and creamy. Yum! Thanks!
I like this recipe, it's super easy and fast to whip up, and tastes good. But for the record, it hardly tastes anything like chana masala (or chole, as it is popularly called). I've been taught how to make chole by my Hindi teacher, my Hindi T.A., and my Indian boss.
If you are going for authentic (which the author of the recipe does not claim to do), don't try this. If you just want something quick and delicious, this is great. Maybe it could be called fusion food, or something fun like that.
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