on the rocks

Chana Masala

Chana Masala or Chickpea curry, well I actually don’t know too much about it. I’ve had it a few times from restaurants but all I know is it’s boiled, soft chickpeas in a curry sauce. Alongside it, I had some frozen Paratha which I cooked up. I had some rehydrated chickpeas and kidney beans and prepared them according to this recipe from all recipes. I had some problems with the spices, and probably added too much of something, which caused the dish to be powdery. On top of that, the chickpeas would not soften, no matter how long I boiled it. According to my mom, the trick is to just let it sit overnight (off the heat) and it’ll be soft the day after. It was bad. Pretty strong contrast compared to the wonderful meal I had the night before :(.