Chhole

Name: Chhole
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gm chhole; 4 green cardamom; 4 cloves; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 medium sized tomato pureed; 1 medium sized onion paste; 1 teaspoon garlic paste; 1 teaspoon ginger paste; 1 bayleaf; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1 teaspoon tea leaves; 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon ghee; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; Vegetable oil as required; Salt as required; Sugar as required

Sumita Sarkhel @cook_11753561

Kolkata, India

Chhole is a famous Indian dish that can be relished with bhature or any other Indian breads, as your breakfast or dinner.

Sumita Sarkhel @cook_11753561

Kolkata, India

Chhole is a famous Indian dish that can be relished with bhature or any other Indian breads, as your breakfast or dinner.

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Ingredients

40min

4 servings

400 gmchhole
4green cardamom
4cloves
1 inchcinnamon stick
1medium sized tomato pureed
1medium sized onion paste
1 teaspoongarlic paste
1 teaspoonginger paste
1bayleaf
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1 teaspoongaram masala powder
1 teaspoontea leaves
1 teaspoonkashmiri red chilli powder
1 teaspoonghee
1 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 teaspooncoriander powder
Vegetable oil as required
Salt as required
Sugar as required

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Steps

40min

1

Soak the chhole overnight in normal water.
2

In a muslin cloth, tie the tea leaves, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon.
3

Boil the chhole in a pressure cooker by adding the muslin cloth and some salt in it. Boil till 5-whistles.
4

Keep them aside.
5

Heat some oil in a wok and add the cumin seeds, bayleaf, and saute till the aroma comes out.
6

Add the ginger garlic paste and saute it for sometime. Add the onion paste and saute till the oil separates. Add the red chilli powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, and coriander powder and cook it very well.
7

Add the tomato puree and saute till the oil separates.
8

Add the chhole along with the water. Mix it well and bring it to boil.
9

Add the salt and sugar. Sugar is added to balance the salt.