Chana Masala

[lunadads]

this recipe tasted great and was easy to cook. I love Indian food 

[tmedwards]

This rocked!!  I added the garam masala and the coconut milk with a little extra  tomato paste and it was awesome. 

[Kyle Key]

Great recipe. Half curry power, half garam masala; extra tomato paste; a teaspoon or so of soy sauce instead of salt; and some tamarind, to further balance the sweet/spicy taste.

[suz422]

FABULOUS!!!  I read it and had to go try it IMMEDIATELY!!!  It's good just as the recipe states -- also try stirring in 2 tbsp. of sour cream or plain yogurt (or the vegan equivalent, sorry I'm sooo into dairy).

[janeyboo]

This was delicious. I've never tried the authentic dish.. I was honestly just looking for something different and cheap for dinner I think I didnt add enough oil or perhaps burned a little too much moisture out (my fiance came home early and distracted me!) so I will definitely be trying it again and keeping an eye on it.

Anyway, it was good we had it with rice. I think this is the kind of dish that would go very well with a creamy soup on the side.

[CherBear]

This was very tasty but VERY spicy.  Next time I'll use less curry.  I served it over jasmine rice with a dolup of Tofutti Sour Supreme.  Yum!

[secondbase]

i don't think i can get enough of this recipe. i've added several things to it and the end result is always superb. i've added celery, topped it with soy sauce, i did the coconut milk thing, added various veggies in with it (carrots, zucchini, peas, etc).

[healthymomma]

This recipe is what introduced me to vegweb! It is made in my home often. I add more curry and tomato paste as well as coconut milk. I make it extra saucy and serve it with basmati. Yum!

[willwolf]

Delicious!!  I didn't really measure most of the ingredients, but I'd say I used a little more curry powder, 2-3 x tomato paste, and less salt.  I also added about 2/3 of a 14 oz can of coconut milk.  I wanted to add some garam masala, but didn't have any and didn't want to spend $5 for it at the store; instead, I added bits of black pepper, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and clove.  I served this over brown rice.  I'll definitely be making this dish again.

[uhblondie]

Yum, yum, yum, yum, YUM! I'm no expert on chana, but I love Indian food and this was great; my boyfriend loved it too. I added about a cup of frozen peas, extra tomato paste, 4 cloves of garlic, extra curry and salt, subbed vinegar for the lemon juice (and used a bit extra) and about 1.5 tsps of garam masala. I served it over whole wheat couscous, which was a great accompaniament, and made it even faster to cook. Next time (which will be soon) I'll try to have Tofutti sour cream on hand, because I think that would be great with it too. Thanks!

[rosecurry]

This is awesome! If I had some coconut milk, I would be tempted to add a little to bump up the awesome-ness

[retrodudette]

It was the first time Id ever cooked for my non-vegetarian boyfriend and I wanted to impress him - I took a risk and had a go at this new recipe and yum!!!! Delicious! I used the version with coconut milk instead of lemon juice and it was soo nice! Served it with brown rice mixed with quinoa.

[newlyveggie]

 

i didnt like the tomato taste to it  i just prefer chunks of tomatos instead.  I used coconut cream and it made a big difference.  i used canned chickpeas which sort of made it a little off.  the sauce was excellent but i might try dried chick peas the canned one just smelt like tuna and i cant stand the smell of tuna.  will try this with peas and cauliflower or just lentils next time im sure it will be great

[AlwaysHiking]

I just made this tonight and it was amazing. I will be having it for lunch tomorrow along with some jasmine rice. Thanks!