Super delicious, hot and zesty chana masala packed with tons of flavours. This chana recipe is for street style chaats and tikkis that make a great evening snack. The chana masala dish is a simplistic version of India’s renowned street snack. It’s an all-time favourite Indian street chaat because of the tangy sweet and spicy taste of the chole, chutneys, and pungent onion, as well as the crispy sev on top. Serve this delicious chana as a part of Chole Aloo Tikki Chaat for any festival or occasion, as an evening snack or even a weeknight dinner with family and friends.
Why do we love this recipe?
Super versatile, could be paired with amazing indian street style chaat and tikkisPerfect snack for festivities and occasions Delicious and Protein rich
Ingredients
Chickpeas- the main ingredient for making chana masala is chickpeas or chole. Highly protein rich chickpeas is used in all sorts of chaats and tikkis. Before using chickpeas, make them soak in water overnight. Green paste- for making the green paste for our lip smacking chatpata chana masala, we will require coriander leaves, mint leaves, ginger, salt, pepper, green chillies.For the tadka/tempering- ghee/oil, cumin and bayleaf are what you’ll need that will add tons of flavours to our chana masala. Spices- this recipe uses tons and tons of great indian aromatic spices. They add distinct flavours to the chana masala. Roasted Cumin powder, Coriander powder, Chaat masala powder, Dry ginger powder, Mint powder, Tamarind pulp, Jaggery are the other ingredients you’ll need.
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Instructions- Step by Step
Serving suggestions
This lip-smacking chatpata chana masala pairs amazingly well with aloo tikki and samosa. You can serve this chole with Samosa, baked samosa or Patti samosa. These chana masala pair deliciously with Aloo tikki or lentil and paneer Tikki. Alternatively, you can serve this chana in a bowl and top it with green chutney, tamarind chutney and whipped yogurt and enjoy. Check out my chaat recipes for an awesome Delhi street style deliciousness experience.
Storage
Leftover chana masala can be stored in an airtight container before putting it in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for about five days but it’s recommended to consume it fresh. You can easily freeze it for 10 weeks.
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