Chana Masala

Ingre­di­ents:

• 1 oni­on
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 teas­poon Cumin pow­der
• 1 teas­poon Cori­an­der powder
• 1 teas­poon Turm­e­ric powder
• 1/2 tsp fresh gra­ted ginger
• and 400 g tomatoes
• 1 tbsp Toma­to paste
• 400 g pre-coo­ked Chick­peas
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Optio­nal­ly a pinch Salt
• If neces­sa­ry, some water
• Some pars­ley for garnishing

Pre­pa­ra­ti­on:

• Dice the oni­on and chop the garlic
• Sau­té chop­ped oni­on and gar­lic cloves tog­e­ther with cumin pow­der, cori­an­der pow­der, turm­e­ric pow­der and a litt­le water in a pan or pot for 3 – 5 minutes
• Puree gin­ger and tomatoes
• Add the pre­vious­ly stea­m­ed ingre­di­ents to the toma­to-gin­ger puree and puree ever­y­thing together
• Sim­mer toma­to pas­te and puree in a pan or pot for about 7 minutes 
• Add chick­peas, lemon juice and optio­nal­ly some salt and water and let the who­le thing sim­mer for ano­ther 10 minutes
• While the food is sim­me­ring, chop some parsley
• Ser­ve the food and gar­nish with the fine­ly chop­ped parsley
• Bon appe­tit