Chole or Channa Masala goes very well with Poori. Quick and easy to prepare.
Recipe
Recipe
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| Soak channa overnight and pressure cook by adding 1tsp of salt (3 long whistles) |
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| Coriander leaves (garnish), grind-ed ginger - 2tsp, 2 green chillies, 3 medium tomatoes pureed and 1 small onion. |
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| Jeera - 1 tsp. Powders: Chilli - 1.5 tsp, Turmeric - 1/2 tsp, Coriander - 1tsp and Garam masala - 1tsp |
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| Add 2tsp oil and add the jeera. Wait for it to splutter |
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| Add the chopped green chillies, ginger paste and fry well. I've also added 2tsp besan powder for thick consistency which I saw in a website. |
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| Add the tomato puree and mix well |
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| Add corainder powder and chilli powder. |
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| Sorry for the change of stove, suddenly I ran out of gas in the cylinder so had to induction cook. Now fry the mixture by adding 1 tbsp butter. Wait until the oil seperates from the mixture. |
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| Add the cooked channa and mix well |
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| Add the garam masala and mix. |
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| Let this cook for 5 mins, until the mixture becomes thick. |
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| Add the chopped onions and garnish with coriander leaves. Lemon juice (optional) Chole ready!! |
lovely chole...i can smell it here! btw, one tip...instead of adding besan which will alter the taste a bit...grind some of the boiled chick peas and add them along with the rest fo the chole. Allow to boil to thicken. Infact, u can pressure cook for 2 whistles in the end so that the flavours infuse into the chole...try it next time..u will deftly like it!
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