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The half-Trini in me was beyond thrilled to find staples like doubles, roti, and chana and potato curry on the menu, just like my grandmother made them.
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Danielle Robles, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
How upma is flavored is a matter of preference: Toss in additional chiles and curry leaves for more heat and flavor, or more toasted chana dal for extra crunch.
—Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
In the past five years, the nonprofit found, California school districts have added 41 new vegan dishes to their menus, including chana masala bowls, vegan tamales, and falafel wraps.
—Frida Garza, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
The menu, as seen on Yelp, includes an oyster mushroom burger and mushroom chana burger made with a sprouted chickpea patty.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Think decadent stews like chicken tikka masala and chana masala along with naan.
—Leena Trivedi-Grenier, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
The bright yellow rice, colored with turmeric, is sautéed in oil that has been seasoned with black mustard seeds, curry leaves, chili, and the umami-rich spice asafetida along with urad dal and chana dal, two lentils that add a nutty taste and crunchy texture.
—Chitra Agrawal, Bon Appétit, 16 Aug. 2020
The naan stuffing tasted like a chana masala and a fruitcake that had gotten into a bar fight.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
The flavors and some of the unique ingredients in each: • Savory chana – roasted black chickpeas, mushroom, coconut, turmeric. • Super sesame – sesame and flax seeds, coconut, nutritional yeast, garlic.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
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Danielle Robles, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
How upma is flavored is a matter of preference: Toss in additional chiles and curry leaves for more heat and flavor, or more toasted chana dal for extra crunch.
—Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
In the past five years, the nonprofit found, California school districts have added 41 new vegan dishes to their menus, including chana masala bowls, vegan tamales, and falafel wraps.
—Frida Garza, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
The menu, as seen on Yelp, includes an oyster mushroom burger and mushroom chana burger made with a sprouted chickpea patty.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Think decadent stews like chicken tikka masala and chana masala along with naan.
—Leena Trivedi-Grenier, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
The bright yellow rice, colored with turmeric, is sautéed in oil that has been seasoned with black mustard seeds, curry leaves, chili, and the umami-rich spice asafetida along with urad dal and chana dal, two lentils that add a nutty taste and crunchy texture.
—Chitra Agrawal, Bon Appétit, 16 Aug. 2020
The naan stuffing tasted like a chana masala and a fruitcake that had gotten into a bar fight.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
The flavors and some of the unique ingredients in each: • Savory chana – roasted black chickpeas, mushroom, coconut, turmeric. • Super sesame – sesame and flax seeds, coconut, nutritional yeast, garlic.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
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“Chana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chana. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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