# Zero Oil White Chana Kurma

This zero oil white chana kurma is an easy and tasty dish that can be made without coconut.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup soaked chana (overnight)
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 1.5 tbsp roasted gram
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1.5 tsp poppy seeds
- 0.25 cup boiled chana
- cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
- 1 handful mint
- 1 handful coriander

## Instructions

1. In a pressure cooker, add 1 cup of soaked chana (soaked overnight), 1 onion, 1 tomato, 1 tsp salt, and cook for 5 whistles.
2. Keep aside 1/4 cup of the cooked chana and add the balance to a pan.
3. For the kurma, grind together 3 garlic, 1 inch ginger, 1.5 tbsp roasted gram, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1.5 tsp poppy seeds, 1/4 cup boiled chana, cinnamon, 2 cloves, and 1 cardamom.
4. Grind well and add this mixture to the pan with the chana.
5. Add a handful of mint and coriander and mix well.
6. Serve hot with pulka, roti, poori, or idiyappam.

## Equipment

- pressure cooker
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVQqnEeEafe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/52e1ab3c-2335-48d8-8aa9-134738e76592
- Extracted: 2026-05-08

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