Chana Masala Powder Recipe

Homemade authentic Punjabi Chana Masala Powder Recipe that gets ready in 5 mins. Make this Chana Masala Powder at home with best whole spices & use it to cook various Indian style chickpea dishes at home.

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Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Chana Masala Powder Recipe

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Meghna

Ingredients

Ingredients to Dry Roast

1 tsp Whole Cumin Seeds or jeera
1 tsp fennel seeds or saunf
1 tsp Black Peppercorns or kalimirch
1 tsp Coriander Seeds or dhaniya
1 tsp carrom seeds or ajwain
1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves crushed or kasturi methi
5 Cloves or laung
8 Green Cardamoms or choti elaichi
5 Black Cardamoms or badi elaichi
2 1″ cinnamon stick or dalchini
2 Bay leaf or tejpatta
2 dry whole kashmiri red chili
a pinch of asafoetida or hing

Ingredients to add later

Instructions

Place a skillet over medium heat & dry roast all the ingredients mentioned in the "Ingredients to dry roast". Roast not more than 2 mins. Stir continously.
Alow them to come down to room temperature. Add them in a blender jar & blend to a fine powder.
Next, add the powder ingredients mentioned in the "Ingredients to add later" to the ground spice mix. Give everything a good mix. Store in an air tight jar right away.

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Notes

Measuring units used, 1 cup = 240 ml & 1 tablespoon = 5 ml.
Stir the ingredients continuously while dry roasting them. Leaving the spices un attended might burn them.
DO NOT roast more than 2 mins.
Always use medium or medium low heat to dry roast.
You may also sun roast them for 2-3 days.
Grind them to a fine powder & store right away in air tight containers in a dark & dry spot.
Use liberally to cook curries like Chana Masala Recipe for Chapathi, Aloo Chole etc.

Calorific details are provided by a third party application & are to be used as indicative figures only.

Nutrition Facts

Chana Masala Powder Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 134 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Fat 5g8%

Sodium 27mg1%

Potassium 493mg14%

Carbohydrates 26g9%

Fiber 13g54%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 900IU18%

Vitamin C 6.6mg8%

Calcium 2540mg254%

Iron 1.7mg9%

* Read our privacy policy - Calorie information is provided as a courtesy only and should be leveraged as an estimate rather than a guarantee.Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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