Tawa Chole | Chickpea Stir Fry

one hand digging into a bowl of Tawa Chole with a spoon

Tawa Chole | Chickpea Stir Fry

Tawa Chole also is known as chana chaat or curried chickpea salad is packed with authentic flavors but is easy & quick to make. Here the chickpeas are cooked with dry spices and masala to make it more delectable & flavorful. Try this delicious vegan chickpeas recipe today!

Course Salad, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Indian, Punjabi

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 10

Total Time 35

Servings people

Calories 436.73kcal

Author Priya Lakshminarayan

Equipment

skillet

Ingredients

To prep the chickpeas

2 cans chickpeas
3 tablespoon chole masala spice mix
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garam masala
1 tablespoon cumin powder

To prepare the curried chole

½ tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon carom seeds ajwain
2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
5 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon ginger grated
1 onion finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
Salt

For garnish

½ onion finely chopped
2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
2 tablespoon Lime juice

Instructions

To prep the chickpeas

Add cooked chickpeas to a mixing bowl.
Then add paprika, garam masala, cumin powder, and salt.
Add chole masala.
Mix it all together and let it marinate for 20 minutes

To prepare the curried chole

Then, heat oil in a skillet. Fry ajwain (carom seeds), half of the chopped cilantro, ginger and garlic. Saute till the raw smell disappears.
Now add and saute onions till they turn translucent.
Then add the tomatoes and salt. Cook till the tomatoes are done.
Next, add the marinated chickpeas. Give it a good mix. Saute for another 2-3 minutes till all the masala is cooked. Take it off the flame.

For garnish

Lastly, add chopped raw onions, lemon juice, and the remaining chopped cilantro for garnish. Chickpea Stir Fry is ready!

Notes

Chana masala spice blend is key to the recipe. But if unavailable, use any curry powder or garam masala that you have. You can also swap chickpeas with any beans and make this recipe.

The garnish is important in this vegan chickpea salad. The raw onions give this dish the required crunch, lemon juice gives it the extra zing and the cilantro gives it a nice aroma. Do not skip it.

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