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Black gram dish

Sukhe Kale Chane ki Recipe

Spiced black chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes, and aromatic spices, perfect for a hearty, flavorful meal.
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Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: kale sukhe chane recipe, sukhe kale chane ki recipe
Servings: 4
Author: Amita

Ingredients

For Chana

  • 1.5 cups black gram about 250 gm
  • 2 no bay leaves
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
  • 1 Inch cinnamon stick
  • 1/8 tsp hing asafoetida
  • 2.5 cups water for boiling

For Masala

  • 4 tbsp mustard oil or Ghee/Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 2 no green chilies
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1½ tbsp chana masala
  • 1 tbsp kasoori methi dried fenugreek leaves
  • Fresh coriander chopped

Instructions

Prep the Chana:

  • Start by rinsing the black gram well. Soak them in water for at least 8 hours or overnight.
    Rinsed black gram soaking.

Cook the Chana:

  • Drain the water and rinse the chana again.
    Rinsing soaked chana.
  • Add the soaked chana to a pressure cooker with salt, bay leaves, hing, and 2.5 cups of water.
    Soaked chana in pressure cooker
  • Boil for 1 whistle and then lower the flame. Cook for another 15 minutes on low heat.
    Cooking dal on a pressure cooker
  • Let the steam release naturally before opening the lid.
    Natural-steam-release.

Prepare the Masala:

  • Heat mustard oil (or vegetable oil/ghee) in a wok.
    Sizzling oil in wok
  • Add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
    Crackling cumin seeds in pan
  • Toss in the green chilies.
    Green chilies sizzling
  • Add a little of the boiled chana to the wok before adding the dry spices to prevent them from burning.
    Chana in wok with spices
  • Mix in the red chili powder, turmeric, and coriander powder. Cook for about 30 seconds.
    Spicy masala cooking.

Combine and Cook:

  • Add the rest of the boiled chana to the wok.
    Boiled chana in wok
  • Cook until 80% of the water evaporates, stirring occasionally.
    kale chane ki recipe
  • Sprinkle chana masala on top, mix well, and cook for another couple of minutes.
    Flavorful chana masala sprinkle.
  • Finally add crushed Kasoori Methi (Dry fenugreek leaves)
    Crushed Kasoori Methi

Finish and Serve:

  • Serve hot with poori, buttermilk, crunchy onions, and lemon wedges on the side.
    kale chane ki recipe
  • Enjoy your flavorful Sukhe Kale Chane!
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