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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. An East Indian name for the chick-pea or gram, Cicer arietinum.

Wiktionary

  1. n. In Indian cooking, chickpea (or any dish made principally from chickpeas)

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  1. This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology., from Hindi (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “One of the most popular preparations of hara chana is a street food: chickpeas tossed with onions, tomatoes and spices.”

    Archive 2007-03-01

  • “Hara chana is called harbara in Marathi, and Swapna of Swad uses the dried version of these little beans to make a flavorful and nourishing curry called Harbaryachi Usal.”

    Archive 2007-03-01

  • “I also love eating fresh pav dunked in any spicy curry such as chana (chickpea) masala, as a change from the usual pairing with rotis and rice.”

    Archive 2008-01-01

  • “Nor, apparently, is there much weight to the theory that it's related to "chana," a chickpea curry that may have been used to stuff some early-day breads.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Roti Canai

  • “Recently, Priya of Priya's Kitchen posted a recipe using black "chana" or chickpeas ...”

    Archive 2006-02-01

  • “I actually did make some chole aka chana masala last night, but I’m not posting it here because I wasn’t completely enthralled with it.”

    Tartness, Diwali, and treats from the UK

  • “Biryanis here are among the best in town, and the thali is an amazing deal: $3.81 gets you a veggie combo with a choice of bread (chapati, paratha, or naan), a generous portion of rice, an achar (pickle) of some kind, and servings of four or five dishes such as chana masala, dal, aloo palak, and bhindi masala; meat thali are a scant 50 cents more.”

    Chicago Reader

  • “Biryanis here are among the best in town, and the thali is an amazing deal: $4 gets you a veggie combo with a choice of bread (chapati, paratha, or naan), a generous portion of rice, an achar (pickle) of some kind, and servings of four or five dishes such as chana masala, dal, aloo palak, and bhindi masala; meat thali are just a buck more.”

    Chicago Reader

  • “Vimala has developed recognition from these brownies, along with homemade Indian favorites such as chana masala, samosas, hot chai, hibiscus tea and her ever-popular Tandoori chicken.”

    Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories

  • “Minar makes a great version of chana bhatura [Blondie and Brownie]”

    Midtown Links (The “What Did I Miss Last Week?” Edition) | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan

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