Masala Chana Recipe (Green Chick Peas Chaat)

Ingredients

• 1 cup hara chana (green chick peas), soaked and boiled
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup finely chopped tomato
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp pav bhaji masala
• 2 tsp chaat masala
• salt (namak) to taste
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Steps

1. To make masala chana, heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
2. Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till the onions turn translucent.
3. Add the tomatoes and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Add the chilli powder, pav bhaji masala and chaat masala, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
5. Add the salt and hara chana, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
6. Add the lemon juice and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
7. Serve the masala chana hot.