Punjabi Chole/ Channa Masala/ Garbanzo bean curry

[jagmehta]

RED WINE with Punjabi Channas.............That is a switch

But then..........WHY NOT

[ringmasterOza9]

Great presentation. On the way to market. Wanted to make sure I remembered ingredients; haven't made chana for a while. Never knew about the dried mango powder. What did you call it again? spelling? I'm sure I can find it in Jackson Heights.

[132Singh]

U r really too pretty!

[MixingLaboratory]

I like Cholas.

[MegaAvinash1987]

yufffff.......no wonder i am here looking out for preparing chana masala .....?? but i never expected that an awosme grl making an good curry...ur cute,...infact you blu my mind.......ny way thanx 4r the recipe i gona try ths tonght.........,,,never tought i would end up with a crack in my heart......bye .....tc

[cmorebut]

Tea Bags...hmmm interesting...good videos by the way!!...

[smoothyus]

I cook this last nite form this vid and it was goood ......but I never dun the tea bag thing was not to sure about that one lol.

[vikasbhardwaj007]

your chana is good and your soo sexy too

[Manuelhelguero]

Great recipe. Thank you.

l think l can cook myself.

[lijojake]

you're cute :)

[SONAMJOSH123]

Hi, really liked the way you showed this, not sure why you put tea bags in the sauce? does it taste like tea?

[ranjani24]

@SONAMJOSH123 I just put in the tea bags to darken the beans, and no it doesn't flavor the beans!

[ajpomales70]

Tried this dish for the very first time today (as a neighbor was kind enough to share) and it is DELICIOUS!!! I enjoyed your video/recipe as it appeared more traditional and used "fresh" ingredients, which is important to me). Great job and thanks for posting!

[dudley20330]

she's tasty. I didnt try the recipe yet though

[viralpatel15]

QQ: Whats the difference between Chole Masala and Chana Masala?

[ranjani24]

@viralpatel15 It's the same thing!

[avneetbhargava]

hi ranjani24...congratulations on the presentation, i need to know a couple of things, how much water did u add in the cooker with the peas and did you drain that water or used it in the curry? please shed some light on this. thx in anticipation.

[avneetbhargava]

hi ranjani24...congratulations on the presentation, i need to know a couple of things, how much water did u add in the cooker with the peas and did you drain that water or used it in the curry? please shed some light on this. thx in anticipation.

[ranjani24]

For 1 cup of garbanzo beans..soak them in 3-4 cups of water overnight, drain them the next day and pressure cook with fresh 3-3.5 cps of water. I retained about 2 cups of the cooking liquid and used it and you must have noticed in the video.

[MrPauly2010]

Nice video...Just a quick question. I find restaurant curries taste different than when I make it at home. I tried so many different ways but I can't get that restaurant taste. I think they use a paste or base while making the masala. I saw one recipe that uses Tamrind paste in the channa. Any ideas?

[ranjani24]

I've never heard of using tamarind paste in making channa-tamarind is a very typical Southern Indian ingredient and channa masala is a north Indian dish- so I'm suprised!

[ranjani24]

What you could is saute the onions and tomatoes with the spices and once it cooks up, remove it and blend into a nice paste in the food processor. Then heat the pan again, and add this paste along with the garbanzo beans, you'll get a smoother curry-the type found in most restaurants. Restaurant curries always taste different from what we'd make at home, because we tend to shy away from using as much butter and cream as they do!!

[MrPauly2010]

Thanks good point! When I make butter chicken or tikka masala at home I can't bring myself to use all that oil butter and cream. I'm just learning how to cook in the past year and find videos like yours very helpful. My Mom is very impressed! LOL!

[ranjani24]

Hey Desi4 evah, I don't think you should add chaat masala to the chhole since the aamchur and anardana that you add initially will give enough tartness to the the cchole, if you add chaat masala , your chhole will turn quite sour.

[Desi4evah]

hello rajani ji. thank you for sharing your talent with us. i have one question though. i was thinking or rather wondering how it would be if you add chaat masala powder a the end with the garam masala...

would that be OK?

[beerbrewer737]

Thanks!

[TashsbandisMCR]

i love all of your food it was great

ranjani24

[ranjani24]

Hey Beerbrewer 737, you can use Quinoa if you're watching your carbs!

[beerbrewer737]

What is that word at 4:10? If you are watching your carbs and don't want rice ...

[bathroomsinging]

Totally excellent. !!!