Chhole | Chana masala - recipe

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chole

Chole also known as, "chana masala" is a very popular, tempting and flavourful Punjabi cuisine, which is often eaten as a breakfast dish. It is also popular in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and many other Indian regions. Also, it is greatly served as a breakfast in Pakistan.

Along with chhole, fried flatbread also called as Bhature are being served mostly. People also prefer rice and normal flatbreads(Roti).

Ingredients:

Chick peas: 1 cup (soaked overnight)

Onion: 1 medium sized (chopped)

Tomato: 1/2 large sized

Coriander powder: 1/4 teaspoon

Curry leaves: 2

Garam masala powder: 1 teaspoon

Red chilli powder: 1/4 teaspoon

Cumin seeds: 1/2 teaspoon

Ginger: 1/8 pieces

Onion paste: 1/2 teaspoon

Salt: as per taste

Garlic: 3 cloves

Turmeric powder: 1/4 teaspoon

Chole masale powder: 1 teaspoon

For Garnishing:

Coriander leaves: 2 tablespoon chopped

Recipe:

Firstly, add the overnight(or 7-8 hours) soaked chickpeas into pressure cooker and put half teaspoon of salt, a teabag (or 2-3 tea leaves wrapped in cotton cloth) and 2 cup of water. Now, cook the chickpeas for 3 whistles.

Note: here, teabag or tea leaves are used to make gravy dark in color.

Meanwhile, heat some oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds, curry leaves and sliced onions, saute it on medium flame untill it turns into golden brown, then add the minced garlic, ginger, onion paste and saute it altogether till the garlic and ginger leaves the smell. Now add the chopped tomato with tomato puree and stir it occasionally untill the oil gets separated.

Once the oil is separated, add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, and chole masale.  Cook them for another 2 minutes. And now, add the boiled chola with it's water and adjust it's consistency.

Note: here, we are using the water in which chickpeas were cooked.

Add some salt as per the taste if needed(as we had already added 1/2 teaspoon salt while boiling the chickpeas) and stir it until it comes to a boiling then, cook it for another 2 minutes and off the flame. Garnish it with sliced onions and coriander.

And here, our deliciously tempting chole is ready to serve with some lemon and pickles!
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