chana masala

This is last night's Chana Masala. The recipe was taken from Molly Wizenberg's "A Homemade Life" book.

This is one of my all time favourite Indian dishes. I always grab a spoonful of chana masala at Indian buffets and have made it a couple times at home where it never tastes the same. In my opinion it's the easiest Indian dinner to make short of opening a President's Choice Indian cooking sauce and adding to a slow cooker with chick peas or chicken thighs. But from scratch, I love this recipe.

I picked up the garam masala spice blend from Brampton Sweets. Brampton has an amazing selection of Indian grocery, dining and take-out. Nuno is nuts about Naan Kebabs and Samosas. You don't get better than Brampton Sweets take-out counter with samosas for less than 50 cents each with their perfectly flaky pastry crust, spice blend and potato doneness. All other samosas are a complete piss-off because Brampton Sweets set the bar.

Anyways, this is the sort of dinner that is wonderful for next day leftovers because, like so many spice infused dinners, the longer they sit the better the flavours enhance.