Riz's moms recipe: Chana Masala

My mom (like many of us) was the best cook I knew and taught me a few recipes. I will share one of the most healthy Indian recipe you can enjoy. Some of the ingredients you might not have at your disposal but you can buy them for very cheap at any indian store (you typcially get a big bag of spice for under a dollar each)

Chana Masala

Ingredients:

1 cup split peas (lentils)
1 medium size onion
2 tomatoes
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste (i used 1/2 tsp)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
2 tbsp olive oil

boil the 1 cup of split peas till they're soft and can break apart easily with just your fingers. Try not to leave alot of water

In a seperate pot, brown the onion in olive oil. Once its brown, add red chilli pepper and turmeric powder. Add the tomatoes in this and let it cook for a bit till the onions, spices and tomatoes make kind of a thin puree.

In this mixture, add in your lentils and cook for about 5 minutes. Add salt and Garam Masala. Cook for another 5 minutes. Your chana masala is ready!

I usually eat it with "Achar" (Indian pickle made with mangoes and/or other veggies) and pita bread or white rice but you can even eat it as is like a soup