Kala Chana Recipe (Black Chickpeas Chaat)

Looking for a delicious and healthy meal option. Try our Kala Chana Recipe (Black Chickpeas Chaat), it's a perfect choice for those in search of easy and simple recipes that cater to both taste and nutrition. You can find this fantastic recipe in both Urdu and English, making it accessible to a wide audience. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this Kala Chana Recipe (Black Chickpeas Chaat) is a versatile option that promises a mouthwatering experience. Enjoy the simplicity of our easy recipes while savoring the goodness of a homemade, healthy meal.

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Wash black chickpeas, add 1 tsp baking soda and soak in water overnight.
Next morning, discard the water and wash chickpeas again.

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Mix water, garlic, red pepper, turmeric powder, and salt in a bowl.

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Fry onions in pan until golden brown.

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Once onions turn brown, pour the spice mixture and roast for a while.

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When water evaporates and spices become dry, add yogurt and mix well.
Now roast well again.

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Add black chickpeas and mix well. Add enough water to tenderize chickpeas.

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Once chickpeas are tender and there is about 1/2 cup of water in the pot,
add black pepper, vinegar, green chillies and thinly sliced ginger.
Mix well and cook on steam for 5 minutes (pan covered).

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Once water is fully dried, spicy kala chana are ready to serve.


How to Make Kala Chana Recipe (in English)


Ingredients:

  • Black Chickpeas: 1/2 kg
  • Yogurt: 1-1/2 cup
  • Thin Sliced Onions: 2 pcs
  • Oil: 1/2 cup
  • Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp
  • Julienne Ginger: 1-1/2 tbsp
  • Red Pepper: 1-1/2 tbsp
  • Green Chillies: 2-3 pcs
  • Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
  • Salt: as per taste
  • Black Pepper: 1/2 tsp
  • Vinegar: 1 tbsp
  • Baking Soda (Meetha Soda): 1 tsp
  • Water: as required
  • Green Coriander: 1 tbsp


Method

  1. Gather water, garlic, red pepper, turmeric and salt in a bowl and mix well together.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions until they turn light brown in color.
  3. Once onions are brown, add mixture of spices and roast well.
  4. Once spices water is dried, add yogurt and mix well.
  5. Once yogurt is permeated in the mixture well, roast for a while; add black chickpeas and mix well.
  6. Add certain amount of water so that chickpeas may tenderize and water is evaporated as well.
  7. Once chickpeas are tenderized and water remains to 1/2 cup, add black pepper, vinegar, green chillies and julienne ginger, mix well.
  8. Steam-cook for 5 minutes (dam).
  9. Once water is dried completely, spicy black chickpeas are ready.
  10. Serve hot at iftar time and enjoy with family.

NOTE:
Wash chickpeas and soak for whole night in a water with 1 tsp baking soda. At the time of cooking, drain the water and wash chickpeas again.

 




Kalay chanay is a prime dish of iftar table. It is a must-eat dish in Ramadan ul Mubarak and that's why many women make it regularly in the holy month.

Go for black chickpeas recipe, dry kala chana, black chana salan or black chana curry, options are many and also the benefits for health.

Main ingredients in black chana chaat are yogurt, turmeric, garlic paste, vinegar and red and green chilies. Get the whole procedure below and enjoy a wonderful spicy dish today.

Our today's topic is recipe of kala chana chaat (dry). Kalay chanay or black chickpeas come with wide application in household cooking. It can be served in evening, iftar, post-dinner before going for a walk or in afternoon. Sometimes overnight-soaked black chickpeas are also eaten on empty stomach in the morning.

Let's start the spicy kala chana recipe (dry).

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Kala Chana Recipe this is the perfect way to make Its really easy to make this homemade It is really so great and good taste I truly love this food It is the delicious dish makes it seem so simple and everyone make it easy and some ingredient I truly love it.

  • Gulnaz, Karachi

Kalay chanay recipe is the best snack I can ever have in Pakistan on a hot or cold day. It is very healthy and best to get served to guests in parties, get togethers, sleep overs and family gatherings.

  • Samana, lahore

Cooking is my hobby and I love to try new recipes always. And I think cooking is an art as well. As all the people who love to cook always create something interesting and delicious to eat like this recipe for making it is.

  • Mrs. Obaid, Islamabad

It was really a very nice practice trying kalay chanay at my hostel. I was so confused in the start about its taste. But as I finished making it, I came to know that it was really mouthwatering and appealing.

  • Jeena, Sargodha

What is better than a plate full of kalay chanay in front of you?????? Of course there is nothing that can compete the taste of kalay chanay….!!! Lovely food indeed!

  • Sumayya, Islamabad