Aloo chana curry, Aloo hara chana recipe, Aloo choliya

Green chana aloo subzi/ Aloo choliya is a delicious and spicy onion tomato based curry prepared with potato/aloo and Green chana/hara chana in pressure cooker. This gravy can be accompanied with many main dishes like roti, poori or rice so it can relished at any time of the day. Green chana is very tasty just like black chana and it also has lot of health benefits so add it to your diet in some or the other tasty forms like subzi/ curry/ gravy, sundal, salad, pulao, chaat and much more. I learnt this simple and easy to make gravy recipe from one of my neighbor as I adore North Indian dishes too just like South Indian dishes. I just followed her recipe and it yielded just that perfect subzi taste, all thanks to her. For this recipe I used dry green chana so I soaked and pressure cooked, You can use fresh green chana as well with which soaking time can be skipped. So lets get to the making!

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Aloo chana curry, Aloo hara chana recipe, Aloo choliya

2018-12-17 21:14:04

Serves 4

Prep Time

8 hr

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

8 hr 30 min

Prep Time

8 hr

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

8 hr 30 min

Ingredients

1. Green chana- 1 cup
2. Onion – 1 (medium sized)
3. Tomato – 2 (ground paste)
4. Green chilli – 2
5. Potato/ Aloo – ½ cup (cubed)
6. Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
7. Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
8. Coriander powder – ½ tsp
9. Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
10. Salt – to taste
11. Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
12. Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
13. Oil – 1 tbsp

NOTE

* 1 cup = 235 ml

Instructions

Wash and soak green chana overnight. Now heat oil in a pressure cooker then add cumin seeds when it crackles add chopped onions and green chilli. Saute well and add ginger garlic paste to it. Saute well till the raw aroma goes.
When the raw aroma of ginger garlic paste has gone add ground tomato paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Mix well and cook till the raw smell of masala goes.
Now add potato cubes and soaked green chana dal along with 2 cups of water to the tomato mixture and mix well. Now allow the mixture to boil well. When the mixture has started to boil close it and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles in medium flame. When the pressure has subsided allow it to rest for 5 more minutes. Now open the cooker. Now the subzi/ curry is ready. Serve it hot with roti, chapati or jeera rice!

By Sandhya Riyaz

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How to make Aloo chana curry with step by step images

Wash and soak green chana overnight.
Now heat oil in a pressure cooker then add cumin seeds when it crackles add chopped onions and green chilli. Saute well and add ginger garlic paste to it. Saute well till the raw aroma goes.
When the raw aroma of ginger garlic paste has gone add ground tomato paste (grind chopped tomato into paste using a blender), red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Mix well and cook till the raw smell of masala goes.
Now add potato cubes and soaked green chana dal along with 2 cups of water to the tomato mixture and mix well. Now allow the mixture to boil well. When the mixture has started to boil close it and pressure cook for 5 whistles in medium flame. When the pressure has subsided allow it to rest for 5 more minutes. Now open the cooker and the subzi will be ready. Serve it hot with roti, chapati or jeera rice!