
Kala Chana Amti Maharashtrian Black Chickpea Curry
Vegetarian curry from Maharashtra. Made with kala chana, onion, tomato. About 320 calories per serving.
Time 40 min · Serves 4 · 324 kcal · Mumbai/Konkan, Maharashtra
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 4 piece (chopped)
Main
- ginger garlic paste — 1 tbsp (ground)
- cumin powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Dry Coconut — 1 tbsp (grated)
- Tamarind Paste — 1 tsp (ground)
- cinnamon stick — 1 piece (ground)
- Star Anise — 1 piece (ground)
- onion — 1 piece (chopped)
- Kala Chana (Small Desi Variety) — 1 cup (whole)
- Coriander Seeds — 2 tsp (whole)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Tomato — 1 piece (chopped)
- black pepper powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Cardamom Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Poppy Seeds (Gasagase) — 1 tsp (whole)
- Fennel Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
- Sunflower Oil — 1 tbsp (whole)
Tempering
- Curry Leaves — 1 piece (ground)
- Cumin Seeds — 0.5 tsp (whole)
- Mustard Seeds (Black) — 1 tsp (whole)
- dry red chillies — 5 piece (whole)
- Asafoetida — 1 pinch (ground)
Method
- To begin making the Kala Chana Amti Recipe, wash and soak the kala chana or the black chickpeas overnight.
- Next morning add the kala chana and the water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 25 minutes on medium flame. after 25 minutes of cooking turn off the flame, allow the pressure to release naturally. drain the water and set the kala chana aside.
- To make the spice mix Heat a small pan on medium heat, dry roast the red chillies, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, cumin seeds and dried coconut until fragrant. after 5-7 minutes turn off the flame and allow to cool.
- Transfer the dry roasted spices into a mixer-jar and grind into a fine paste by adding a little water.
- Heat oil in a kadai, on medium flame, add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and let it splutter.Add the chopped onion and sauté till onions are translucent.
- Next add in the ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away and continue to cook the onion mixture for 5-7 minutes longer.
- At this stage add the chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes get soft and mushy.Now add the cumin powder, pepper powder and the cardamom powder and give it a stir.To this add the boiled kala chana or the black chickpeas and cook for two minutes.
Common questions
- Kala Chana Amti Maharashtrian Black Chickpea Curry ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- काला चना आमटी - महाराष्ट्रीयन काले चने की करी ko English mein Kala Chana Amti Maharashtrian Black Chickpea Curry likhte hain.
- Ek plate Kala Chana Amti Maharashtrian Black Chickpea Curry mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 324 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 40 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 30 min pakana.
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