Homemade Chole or Chana Masala

Name: Homemade Chole or Chana Masala
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cup kabuli chana (soaked overnight); 4 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 3 green chilly; 1 tbsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; to taste salt; 1 tsp garam masala; 2 cups water; 2 tsp coriander leaves, finely chopped; 2 tsp chole masala (i used MDH); 1/2 tbsp jeera

Anupama @anupallavi

Bangalore

My second sister in law is good at North Indian dishes. She had made chole bhature in our house for some occasion. Here is the recipe, hope you enjoy

Anupama @anupallavi

Bangalore

My second sister in law is good at North Indian dishes. She had made chole bhature in our house for some occasion. Here is the recipe, hope you enjoy

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Ingredients

6 servings

3 cupkabuli chana (soaked overnight)
4 tspoil
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2onion, finely chopped
1 tspginger-garlic paste
2tomatoes, finely chopped
3green chilly
1 tbspred chilli powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspcoriander powder
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1 tspgaram masala
2 cupswater
2 tspcoriander leaves, finely chopped
2 tspchole masala (i used MDH)
1/2 tbspjeera

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Steps

1

Make sure the kabuli chana is soaked overnight. Now boil the kabuli chana for atleast 5-6 whistles in a pressure cooker. (You can add some salt for boiling)
2

In a mixer, separately onion, green chilly. Also separately grind tomato to make paste.
3

Now heat oil in frying pan. Add cumin seeds, jeera, onion paste, ginger garlic paste and tomato paste and fry it till it get dried.
4

Now add red chilli powder, coriander & turmeric powder, garam masala and chole masala. Saute it well for 4-5 minutes. Add extra oil if required.
5

Add the boiled kabuli chana to the pan and mix it well. Add 2 cups of water and let it boil for 5-8 minutes. Make sure water is not completely dried up as we want the gravy to be thick and but very thick.
6

Garnish with coriander and serve it with bhature or nan. Enjoy!