Chole recipe/Panjabi chole/ masala chole

Chole recipe/Panjabi chole/ masala chole

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 45mins

serve: 6

Ingredients:

2 cup chickpea (kabuli chana or chole)

¼ tsp  khane wala soda

1 ½ inch ginger

5 green chillis

½ tsp cumin seeds( jeera)

½ Kashmiri red chilli

2 bay leaf

5 tamatoes

1 tsp  dry kasoori methi

2 tsp chana masala (homemade)

2 tsp tamrind paste

Chopped Fresh coriander leave for garnish

3 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Chana masala ingredient:

1 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)

2 tbsp coriander seeds

3-4 dry red chilli

1 tbsp  anardana seeds (dried pomegranate seeds)

4 black cardamoms ( badhi elaichi)

3-4 cloves( long)

 ¼ tbsp  black pepper corns ( kali mirch)

1 cinnamon stick (dalchini)

1/8 tsp nutmeg( jayefal)

½ tsp javitri

( Dry roast all ingredient except nutmeg for 4-5 mins and cool them. Add nutmeg  and grind to a fine powder)

Tamato paste:

 

Add chopped tamato,ginger ans green chilli in jar and make a fine paste.

Method:

1.Wash and soak chana in water overnight.

2. In a pressure cooker add chole, salt ,soda , 3-4 cup water and cook for 45min in low flam.

3. Heat oil in a vessel .

4. Add jeera and bay leaf in hot oil.

5. sauté till it crackles.

6. Add tamato puree and cook until oil separates ,approx  15-17 mins.(Add 1 pinch of salt, it makes cooking fast)

7. Add kasuri methi , red chilli and chana masala and mix well.

8. Add boiled chana (keep aside 2-3 tsp chana and mash, than mix it with chana) and add left over water.if necessary add another cup of water and bring to a boil and add tamrind paste.

9. Add salt and cook for 16 -18 mins or till you achieve slightly thick gravy.

10 .Panjabi  chole is ready.