Punjabi Chole (Spicy Chick Peas)

By Remmia, 10th Mar 2010 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/11xewjiq/
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Delicious punjabi chole is normally served with Batura, But I like it with Puris & Chappatis also.

Mouth watering Chole

Chole

Ingrediants :
Chole (Soaked overnight) - 250 gms
Cooking Oil - 2 tablespoon
Onions - 2 medium sized
Tomatos (Pureed)- 2 medium sized
Ginger - 2 inch piece
Red Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1½ teaspoon
Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
Aamchur(Mango) powder - ½ teaspoon
Black Pepper - 1 teaspoon
Badi Elaichi - 1
Jeera - 1 Teaspoon
Dalchini (Cinnamon) - 2 inch piece
Lavang (Cloves) - 4
Bay Leaves - 2
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method :
Cook soaked Chole with Salt as per taste and bay leaves.Keep aside.

Dry fry the whole masalas, remove from the flame and add the powders (except Aamchur) to the pan which is still hot. Allow it to cool & grind the whole in to fine powder.

Heat oil in a pan , fry onions till brown. Add finely chopped Ginger (you can add 3-4 cloves of garlic if you like). then add tomato puree and stir till the oil seperates. Now add the powdered masalas and stir for two minutes. Now add the cooked chole to the mixture(You can water if required as per the thickness of the gravy). Add Aamchur powder, cover the pan and let it cook in slow flame for 5 minutes.

Delicious Punjabi Chole is ready.... Garnish with coriander leaves & onion slices

Serve hot with Puri or Chapatis