Chole Masala

Recipe 1

Punjabi Chole Masala 

Jai Pawar

Preparation Time: 15 minutes 

Cooking Time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients:

Chole / Chickpeas: 2 cups, Soaked for 7-8 hrs

Salt to taste

Pinch of soda

Ghee (Clarified Butter ) 2 tablespoon

Oil 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds (Jeera )1 teaspoon

Onion, finely chopped-2

Ginger piece shredded-1/4inch

Garlic roughly shredded-4 cloves

Bay leaves (  using curry leaves bay leaves are not available)-2

Green chilies chopped-2

2 tsp Red chili powder

Tomato finely chopped-2

  1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 2

1 tbsp Garam masala

1 tablespoon Dried Anardana powder

Readymade MDH chole masala

Water

Methods:

Soaked Chickpeas for 7-8 hrs with one tea bag.

In a pressure cooker, add soaked chickpeas add salt to taste, and pinch of ENO /Soda  

Finely chopped onion and Tomatoes.

Now Shred Ginger and garlic.

Now start the stove, Put the pan on medium flame,

 In a pan add 2 tablespoons of ghee, and 2 tablespoons of oil.

After heating, this mixture add cumin seeds, Jeera. Add Giner garlic paste, curry leaves, slits of green chilies, red chilies, onion, Wait till onion turns to light brown.

 - Add tomatoes now and make sure, it turns to soft,

 and add the dry masalas – red chilies powder, turmeric powder , garam masala, salt & dried anardana - Add the chanas to the masala, Give them quick mix. Mashed chickpeas with wooden beater or spoon.  

and water and cook it for 5 to 6 minutes

_Serve chole with Naan , Rice or Paratha 

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