Chole Masala

Name: Chole Masala
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Kabuli Chana; 1 big Onion; 1 big Tomato; 1 tbsp ginger garlic; 2-3 green chilli; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1 bay leaf; 1 dry red chilli; 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi; Salt as required; 2 tbsp Mustard Oil; 1/2 Lemon

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Chole is an absolutely delicious curry dish to be accompanied with Rice / paratha /Phulka / Puri in main course.

#Jan
#W3

Chole is an absolutely delicious curry dish to be accompanied with Rice / paratha /Phulka / Puri in main course.

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#Jan
#W3

Chole is an absolutely delicious curry dish to be accompanied with Rice / paratha /Phulka / Puri in main course.

#Jan
#W3

Chole is an absolutely delicious curry dish to be accompanied with Rice / paratha /Phulka / Puri in main course.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

3-4 servings

1 cupKabuli Chana
1big Onion
1big Tomato
1 tbspginger garlic
2-3green chilli
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1/2 tspCumin powder
1/2 tspCoriander powder
1bay leaf
1dry red chilli
1/2 tspKasuri Methi
Salt as required
2 tbspMustard Oil
1/2Lemon

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Soak overnight kabuli Chana and pressure cook in sufficient water by adding salt.
2

Assemble ingredients
3

In a moderately heated pan add oil, add bay leaf + dry red chili + cumin seeds and allow to crackle. Add onion + green chili and sauté till pinkish then add ginger garlic and sauté for a few seconds to ward off rawness.
Then add chopped Tomato and sauté for till mushy.Then add all spices by adding 3 tbsp water so that masala doesn’t burn.
Sauté till spices is fried well and oil is visible.
4

Then add boiled Chole along with water and add salt as required. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
5

Now add Kasuri Methi and cook further for 4-5 minutes, lastly add lemon juice and simmer for 1 minute.
Chole is ready to serve.
6

Serve with Paratha / Phulka / Naan / Kulcha.