Amritsari Chole

Aruna Thapar
Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27
New Delhi

Traditional Amritsari Chole is an authentic recipe which gives the Punjabi chole a rich dark colour and taste delicious from the freshly made amritsari chole masala . When you travel to Amritsar, regions around Punjab, Delhi and surroundings, this is a popular and most common staple which gets served.

Amritsari Chole

Traditional Amritsari Chole is an authentic recipe which gives the Punjabi chole a rich dark colour and taste delicious from the freshly made amritsari chole masala . When you travel to Amritsar, regions around Punjab, Delhi and surroundings, this is a popular and most common staple which gets served.

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Ingredients

40 minutes
2 servings
  1. 1 bowlkabuli chana
  2. 2tea bags
  3. 2Bay leaves
  4. To tastesalt
  5. As required water
  6. For making masala paste
  7. 2 tbsp cooking oil
  8. 1 tspcumin seeds
  9. 1onion
  10. 1" piece ginger
  11. 4-6 podsgarlic
  12. 2tomatoes
  13. To tastesalt
  14. 1/4 tspred chilli powder
  15. 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  16. 1/4 tspgaram masala
  17. For making chana masala
  18. 1/2 tspcumin seeds
  19. 1/2 tspcoriander seeds
  20. 1/2 tspFenugreek seeds
  21. 4cloves
  22. 1black cardamom
  23. 1/2 tspBlack pepper

Cooking Instructions

40 minutes
  1. 1

    Soak chickpea in water for 4 hours. Now transfer it in a pressure cooker. Add tea bag, salt, bay leaves and pressure cook till 7-8 minutes after first whistle. Switch off the flame. Let pressure releases automatically. Tea bag is added to give it a darker look.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a wok. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put finely grinded onion, ginger, garlic, tomato and green chilli. Add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder and simmer on low flame till it turn thick and leaves the sides of wok.

  3. 3

    Miss this masala in boiled chickpea and mix.

  4. 4

    Heat a skillet. Roast all dry masale for making chana masala till roasted aroma comes. Now let it cool for 10 minutes. Then coarsely grind it.

  5. 5

    Add this dry chana masala in chickpea and mix well. Adjust the consistency of water if needed. Now place the lid and pressure cook till 7-8 whistles and then switch off the flame and let pressure releases automatically.

  6. 6

    Open the lid and remove tea bag from it. And mash it slightly.

  7. 7

    Serve hot with chapatti or rice or parantha.

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