Wednesday, April 3, 2013

CHOLE in punjabi style




INGREDIENTS

Channa (chole) soaked overnight        1 1/2 cups
Dry amla pieces                                                2
Tea bag                                                              1
Dry mango pieces                                             2
Water                                                        3 Cups
Onions                                                  4 medium
Green chillies                                                    2
Pomegranate beads                                        15
Oil                                                   3 Tablespoon
Cinnamon                                                         1
Green cardamom                                             3
Clove                                                                4
Garlic paste                                        1 teaspoon
Ginger paste                                       1 teaspoon
Tomato puree                                             1 cup
Red chilli powder                         1 1/4 teaspoon
Jeera powder                                      1 teaspoon
Chole masala powder                   1 1/2 teaspoon
Salt                                                           to taste
Ghee                                                3 tablespoon
Sliced green chillies                                         2
Sliced ginger                                    1 inch piece

METHOD

In a pressure cooker add soaked channa,dry amla pieces, a tea bag,dry mango pieces and add adequate amount of water and cook it for 10 minutes.
In a mixer jar, put roughly sliced onions,green chillies and pomegranate beads - grind it to a coarse paste.
Heat a pan, put 3 tablespoons of oil then put cinnamon,green cardamom,clove and add the paste to it.
Add garlic paste,ginger paste and saute.
Then add a cup of tomato puree , close it with lid and cook for 2 minutes.
Now add red chilli powder,jeera powder,chole masala powder and salt.
Add the cooked channa with that remaing water in the cooker.
Give it a stir and close the lid and cook for 3 minutes.
Now take another pan , put 3 tablespoons of ghee and add sliced green chillies & sliced ginger. Pour this on the gravy..
Taadaahh !!!
Serve hot with Bhatura :) I bet u feel the taste of Shree Mitthai's chole :)

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