Thursday, June 18, 2020

Fire Roasted Tomato Chana Masala with Brown Jasmine Rice

IMG_0788This is my accept on a classic Indian dish, chana masala. (Chana is chickpea inwards Indian). It typically contains a blend of spices, tomatoes, onion, in addition to chickpeas of course.


I role burn roasted tomatoes in this for a squeamish smoky depth of flavour equally opposed to regular tomatoes. I think it goes really well amongst the blend of spices in this dish.


This recipe comes together really apace, in addition to it is super flavorful, in addition to vegetarian likewise. I do desire to warn yous that it has a lot of boot. My olfactory organ was running when I was eating it, just I honey spicy nutrient. If you lot want to note it down, cutting downwardly on the curry and garam masala to 1/two tsp. each or fifty-fifty less if y'all are actually sensitive.


Serves iv

Prep fourth dimension: xv minute.

Cook time: 45 min.


ane (xv.five oz.) tin chickpeas, drained

one (xiv.5 oz.) tin can diced fire roasted tomatoes (I use Trader Joe’sec make)

1 one/2 cups brownish jasmine rice, cooked (I purpose TJ’sec brand)

ane/ii medium yellow onion, thinly sliced

2 gloves garlic, finely chopped

ane tsp. garam masala

1 tsp. madras curry powder

i/two tsp. turmeric

ane/2 tsp. ground coriander

pinch of cardamom

pinch of cinnamon

i/iv c. H2O

juice of i/two a lemon

ii T. chopped fresh cilantro

salt in addition to pepper


Begin by heating a big skillet alongside 2 T. olive petroleum over medium/high rut. Sauté onions as well as garlic for 5-vii minutes until gold brownish too caramelized. Add garam masala, curry pulverization, turmeric, coriander, cardamom, as well as cinnamon, drained chickpeas, water, too tin of tomatoes. Stir to combine, as well as cut down rut together with let simmer for ten-xv minutes. During terminal brace minutes of cooking, add together lemon juice and cilantro, as well as flavor amongst table salt as well as pepper. If mixture gets as well dry out, feel free to add together more H2O. Serve over brown jasmine rice, too garnish amongst more chopped cilantro if desired.


IMG_0793Love this. I am trying to brand dishes a niggling simpler for y'all to brand, because I tend to role a billion ingredients when I cook. Let me know how yous similar this!



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