Best Chana Masala Recipe | Hotel Style Chole Masala | Step-by-Step Guide

Chole Masala is one of the most loved North Indian curries—rich, spicy, tangy, and perfect with puri, bhatura, or rice. Yah recipe ghar me bilkul market-style taste degi.

 

Ingredients (For 3–4 Servings)

For Boiling Chana

• 1 cup Kabuli Chana (Chickpeas)

• 3–4 cups water

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tea bag (optional – color ke liye)

For Gravy

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• 2 medium onions (finely chopped)

• 2 medium tomatoes (puree)

• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

• 2 green chilies (slit)

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 2 tbsp oil or ghee

Spices

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 1.5 tsp red chilli powder

• 1 tsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp roasted cumin powder

• 1.5 tsp Chole Masala / Garam Masala

• ½ tsp amchur powder

• Salt to taste

For Garnish

• Coriander leaves

• Lemon slice

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How to Make Chole Masala

Step 1: Boil the Chana

1. Chana ko overnight soak karen (6–8 hours).

2. Pressure cooker me chana + salt + tea bag + water add karein.

3. 5–6 whistles tak boil karein until soft.

Step 2: Prepare the Gravy

1. Kadhai me oil garam karein.

2. Cumin + bay leaf add karen.

3. Onion add karke golden brown hone tak bhunein.

4. Ginger-garlic paste add karen aur 1 minute bhunein.

5. Tomato puree + namak + masale (turmeric, chilli, coriander) add karen.

6. Oil separate hone tak bhunein.

Step 3: Mix Chana with Gravy

1. Boiled chana + thoda chana water add karein.

2. 10–12 minutes medium flame par cook karein.

3. Garam masala + amchur powder dal kar mix karein.

4. 5 minutes simmer karein for restaurant-style thickness.

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Step 4: Serve

Fresh coriander se garnish karein and serve with bhatura, puri, naan, ya jeera rice.

Pro Tips

• Tea bag gives a rich restaurant-style colour (taste change nahi hota).

• Thoda sa chana ko mash karke gravy thick banayi ja sakti hai.

• Aap ready-made Chole Masala bhi use kar sakte ho for authentic flavour.

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