Easy Channa (Chick Pea Curry)

342 calories per serving view nutrition facts

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Ingredients

1	medium	onion	finely chopped
2	cloves	garlic	chopped
1 1/2	tablespoons	canola oil
2	teaspoons	curry powder	indian
3	tablespoons	ketchup
30	ounces	chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1	bunch	cilantro leaves	de-stemmed, chopped

optional
2	inch	cinnamon stick
6	each	cloves	crushed
4	each	cardamom pods	crushed

Directions

Fry the onions in oil at medium-high heat until golden and translucent, 2-3 minutes.

Add garlic, fry for a minute.

Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, fry for a minute (until the kitchen begins to smell really good!).

Now add the curry powder to the onions, fry for a minute or two.

As the mixture begins to stick, add the ketchup to make it more pliable.

Keep on frying for about 5 minutes, stirring fairly constantly.

Once this "base masala" is ready (one hint is if the oil starts separating from the mixture), just add the chickpeas, including the water they are in.

Stir to mix, heat until it boils, then cover and lower the heat to medium-low.

Cook for 15 minutes, take off heat and stir in coriander leaves.

Serve hot, with heated pita, tortillas, Indian bread (roti, naan or puri) or rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 274g

Amount per Serving

Calories 342 20% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.0g	12%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	3%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 800mg	33%
Total Carbohydrate 58.0g	19%
Dietary Fiber 11.0g	43%
Sugars 4.0g
Protein 12.0g	24%