Punjabi Chole Recipe
Simple and delilcious authentic Punjabi Chole Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 grams Chickpeas soaked overnight
- 1 Tea bag or tea concoction Boil 2 tsp tea leaves in 2 cups water.
- ¼ tsp Soda-bi-carb
- Salt to taste
For the Chole Gravy
- 2 medium Onions chopped
- 1 medium Tomato chopped
- 2 -3 Green chillies slit
- 1 inch Ginger, juliennes
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Garam Masala or Special Chole Masala
- 1 tsp Anardana/dried pomogranate powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- Ginger juliennes and coriander leaves for garnish.
- 2 -3 tbsp Oil/ghee for cooking
Instructions
- Boil the chickpeas with teabag or tea concoction and soda-bi-carb on medium flame for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Heat 2 - 3 tbsp oil/ghee in a pan and add the chopped onions and fry till the onions turn brown.
- Add the ginger juliennes and tomato and fry till it softens.
- Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, anardana powder and garam masala and saute for 2 -3 minutes. Sprinkle water to avoid burning the masala
- Now pour in the boiled chickpeas along with the water and let it simmer for 10 - 15 minutes on low flame. Add salt if required.
- Finally, garnish with ginger juliennes and coriander leaves.