Super Simple Chana Masala
Hearty and saucy with a kick of spice, you're going to want to whip up my super simple chana masala recipe again and again!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil
- 1 yellow onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper minced (seeded as preferred to decrease spiciness)
- 2 teaspoons garam masala substitute with curry, if that's what you have on-hand
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¾ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
- 1 can 28 ounces whole peeled tomatoes, with juices
- 2 cans 15 ounces each chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 cups loosely packed fresh spinach leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and pepper and continue to cook, stirring frequently for about 3 minutes. While onion, garlic and pepper are softening begin adding spices (garam masala, cumin, ginger, turmeric and salt).
- Add tomatoes, chickpeas and lemon juice; continue to cook until mixture comes to a boil. Break up large tomatoes as you're stirring mixture.
- Add spinach, stir occasionally, until slightly wilted.
Notes
Recipe inspired by Cookie + Kate and Simple Healthy Kitchen.
Serve over rice, with warm pita or naan bread. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.6g | Protein: 9.4g | Fat: 5.8g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Sodium: 862.9mg | Fiber: 10.4g | Sugar: 4.7g