Week 9: Chana Masala with Lemon Rice

Chana Masala with Lemon Rice

For this week's meal, I have decided to prepare Chana Masala with Lemon Rice. This is a typical Indian dish. Chana, chickpeas in Hindi, is prepared in a tomato base. Chana masala is also called Chole! I also prepared Lemon Rice because I enjoy eating it. Lemon Rice is a typical south Indian dish. I chose to prepare this meal because I really like Indian food. 

The recipe that I based my chana masala off of was: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/236564/chana-masala-savory-indian-chick-peas/ 

The recipe that I based my lemon rice off of was: https://www.thespruceeats.com/south-indian-lemon-rice-1957723 

The food that I made was okay. I feel like the coriander overpowered the Chana Masala. I think next time I might use a more Indian based recipe. My Indian friend suggested that I watch a chef by the name of VahRehVah. I checked out his video and I like the way that he explained each step. The lemon rice turned out really well, but the peanuts were a little burnt. I like that the rice grains were separable though. I think I will make this meal in the future because it tastes good and left me feeling full, however, I think I would like to make naan instead of rice with the chana masala. 

VahRehVah chef Chana Masala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDWfDUi108U



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