Rasawala kala chana nu shaak is a popular gujarti curry recipe. a healthy curry recipe prepared mainly with black chickpeas or also known as desi chickpeas. It is a mildly sweet tangy and spicy gravy-based curry recipe. It is simple to prepare and can be served with gujarati kadhi and roti. It is loved by all kinds of age groups. So with a few basic ingredients try out Gujarati rasawala kala chana nu shaak.
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Rasawala kala chana nu shaak | kala chana curry recipe | Gujarati kala chana recipe
Ingredients
To pressure cook chana
- 1 cup black chana
- 3 cup water
- Salt to taste
For masla paste
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1.5 tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp dry mango powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
For tomato-onion gravy
- 2 medium size onions
- 1 inch ginger
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 2 medium size tomatoes
For kala chana masala
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 dry red chilli
- 3 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ inch cinnamon
- Pinch of hing
- Masala paste
- Tomato onion gravy
- Salt to taste
- 2 green chilli slits
- Boiled chana with water
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 1 tbsp jaggery
For tadka
- 2 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker, add soaked chana, water, and salt. Close the lid and cook chana on a medium flame for 5-6 whistles.
- Now in a mixing bowl, add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, dry mango powder and cumin powder. Add some water and make the masala paste.
- In a mixture jar, add onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Grind it into a smooth paste.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add cumin seed, dry red chilli, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, and a pinch of hing. Sauté for a minute.
- Then add gram flour and roast till it slightly changes its color.
- Add salt and green chilli slit. Mix well.
- Add masala paste and roast till it oil separates from it. then add onion-tomato gravy and cover and cook till oil is released from the sides of the gravy.
- Then add boiled chana with water and mix well.
- Cover and cook for 4-5 till the gravy thickens.
- Add garam masala, tamarind paste and jaggery. Mix well.
- Now heat ghee in a pan and add red chilli powder. Mix well and add tadka on rasawala chana masala. mix well.
- Serve rasawala chana nu shaak with gujarati kadhi and rice.
Notes
- masala paste gives dhaba style color and flavor to chana shaak
- dry spices give a nice aromatic flavor to chana.
- roasted besan gives thickness to chana shaak.
- ghee tadka add more flavor and taste of chana shaak.
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