# Easy Chana Masala

Easy Chana Masala is a low calorie vegetarian recipe.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 400 g chickpeas with water
- 240 g chickpeas drained
- 1 large onions
- 3 small tomatoes grind to make purée
- 1 tbls garlic grated or paste
- 1 tbls ginger grated or paste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 0.5 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbls Kashmiri chilli powder
- 0.25 tsp tumeric powder
- 1 tsp black pepper crushed
- 0.5 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
- 0.5 tsp salt
- chopped coriander
- 0.5 cup water

## Instructions

1. Add 2 teaspoon of oil.
2. Fry your cumin seeds.
3. Add onion, garlic and ginger.
4. Cook it on medium heat.
5. Add a splash of water to help it cook because we're using less oil.
6. Add your tomato puree.
7. Then add your spices.
8. Add crushed black pepper and salt to taste.
9. Mix everything together and cook your masala really well until the moisture has gone and it's mushy mushy.
10. Then add your tin of chickpea with the water.
11. Add additional half cup of water and half teaspoon of dry fenugreek.
12. Cover it top for 5-10 minutes until your chickpeas are nice and soft and your curry is shiny shiny.
13. Add chopped coriander to the garden.
14. Don't eat it with a bloody spoon.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- Eat it like white people with the bloody spoon.
- Stop thinking.
- You're killing your bloody brain cells

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGd5KAGQV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/383e1896-f207-4d62-8b7a-57d4315f46c5
- Extracted: 2025-06-17

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