Chole Bhature

Name: Chole Bhature
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Chole ingredients–; 1 cup chickpea / chole soaked overnight; 4 tbsp oil; 1 bay leaf; 2 black and green cardamom; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste; 1 big tomato puree; 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp chole masala powder(optional); 1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder; 1/4 tsp roasted chilli powder; 3/4 tsp aamchur powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; to taste Salt; 2 cups water; 2 tsp coriander leaves finely chopped; Bhature ingredients–; 2 cups maida / all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp rava / semolina; 1 tsp sugar; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp eno salt; 2 tsp oil; 1 cup curd / yogurt; oil for deep frying

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Ingredients

Chole ingredients–
1 cupchickpea / chole soaked overnight
4 tbspoil
1bay leaf
2black and green cardamom
1 inchcinnamon stick
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1onion finely chopped
1 tspginger-garlic paste
1big tomato puree
1 tbspkashmiri chilli powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspchole masala powder(optional)
1/4 tsproasted cumin powder
1/4 tsproasted chilli powder
3/4 tspaamchur powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
to tasteSalt
2 cupswater
2 tspcoriander leaves finely chopped
Bhature ingredients–
2 cupsmaida / all-purpose flour
1 tbsprava / semolina
1 tspsugar
to tastesalt
1/2 tspeno salt
2 tspoil
1 cupcurd / yogurt
oil for deep frying

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Steps

1

Chole method–Boil chickpeas with water and salt
In a large kadahi heat oil. Saute bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black and green cardamom and cumin seeds till they turn aromat.
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Add finely chopped onions. Saute till it turns golden brown. Also add ginger garlic paste, saute few minutes, add tomato puree and saute till they start releasing oil.
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Add chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, roasted cumin powder, roasted chilli powder, aamchur powder, garam masala powder and salt.
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Saute for a minute. Then add boiled chickpea. Give a good mix, and check the seasonings. Cook for 7-8 minutes on medium flame.Mix well and garnish coriander leaves.
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Bhature method–In a large mixing bowl take maida, to that add rava, sugar and salt. Also add eno fruit salt and mix well. Add oil and rub with the flour. Also add curd and start to knead dough. Knead and punch the dough well for atleast 5 minutes.
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Grease the dough with oil. Cover with moist cloth and rest for atleast 2 hours. Roll and get to a long shape. pinch the dough into medium sized balls.
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Then make balls between your palms. Roll the dough evenly into circles using rolling pin, roll neither too thin nor thick.
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Heat oil in a deep frying pan or kadai. When the oil is sufficiently hot, add one bhatura and, press with the spoon to puff up.
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Also once they begin to puff, splash oil over the bhatura till they puff completely. Flip over and fry the bhatura till golden brown all over. Then drain the poori into tissue paper to remove excess oil. fry all batura same way.
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Serve hot with chole, slice onion, lemon and pickle