So this Hara Chana Masala which was on my menu one of these Sunday’s. Infact its the first time I tried this recipe and this was just not any of my accidental works but very thought through. I wanted to focus on Iron rich recipe without much compromising on other nutrients. Now this is specifically why I used Iron wok and also lemon juice at the end for this Hara Chana Masala.
Lemon juice has Vitamin C which helps in absorption of Iron however this should be added after the cooking as heat tends to diffuse Vitamin C and hence this little change is mindful as well as helpful. In this process we offcourse lose the Vitamins which Coriander can provide but then we can’t have it all and Iron offcourse it retained in this entire process along with Protein which Chick peas tend to offer us. Also addition of Spinach not just add the iron content but also enhances the green colour along with coriander.
So why wait when we can quickly look into the recipe of Hara Chana Masala and try out ourselves.
Hara Chana Masala
Ingredients
- 2 cup Coriander Leaves
- 1/2 cup Spinach Puree
- 2 cup Boiled Chick Peas
- 1 tbsp Ginger
- 1 tbso Garlic
- 1 Green Chilli
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 5 Pepper Corns
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Lemon
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Chat Masala
- 1 tsp Oil
- 2 tsp Coriander Stalks Chopped
- 1 Onion Chopped
Instructions
Dry roast cumin seeds, cinnamon, pepper corns, cloves, coriander powder for 2 mins.
Now add these to the grinder along with coriander leaves, ginger, garlic, green chilli with few drops of water and make a paste and keep aside.
Heat oil in an iron wok and add cumin seeds and saute chopped coriander stalks (these are the thick sticks between the roots and the area where leaves are) and onions till they are golden brown.
Next add the green coriander paste and cook for 5 mins on slow flame.
Next add spinach puree and cook for 2 mins. Avoid over cooking as then it would lose the flavour and colour too.
Now add boiled chick peas and cook along with it on slow flame too.
Add salt and chat masala to balance the taste as per choice.
At the end put off the flame and then once it cools down a bit add lemon juice and serve.