Choley chana (chickpeas curry)

Name: Choley chana (chickpeas curry)
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup raw chick peas; 4-5 black peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks; 3-4 cloves; 2 tea bags; to taste Salt; As required Water as required; for choley masala--; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 small size onion chopped; 4-5 garlic cloves; 2 big size tomato chopped; 2 tbsp choley masala; 1 tbsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; to taste Salt; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp kasoori methi

Charmy Shah @chinki

Gujarat

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Charmy Shah @chinki

Gujarat

#goldenapron3
#week8
#week25#satvik

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Ingredients

2-3 servings

1 cupraw chick peas
4-5black peppercorns
2bay leaves
2cinnamon sticks
3-4cloves
2tea bags
to tasteSalt
As required Water as required
for choley masala--
2 tbspoil
1 tbspghee
2small size onion chopped
4-5garlic cloves
2big size tomato chopped
2 tbspcholey masala
1 tbspred chilli powder
1 tspturmeric powder
to tasteSalt
1 tspcumin seeds
1 tbspkasoori methi

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Steps

1

Soak the chickpeas overnight in enough water to cover them...
2

In the pressure cooker add the soaked chickpeas, tea bags, cinnamon, bay leaves, black peppercorns, salt & 4-5 cup water.. pressure cook on medium flame till you get 4-5 whistles.
3

Now make a purry of onion, garlic & tomato.
4

In a pan heat oil & ghee...once hot add bay leaves, cinnamon stick & cumin seeds & mix well.
5

Now add onion & tomato puree in it..& mix well, cook it for 2-3 minutes..
6

After it now add all dry spices & mix well..& cook it for 2 minutes.
7

Add the chickpeas next & stir till all the chickpeas are coated with the spices around 2 minutes.
8

Add water, cover the pan & let it simmer at medium flame for around 15 minutes..The gravy will thicken after 15 minutes so add water accordingly..now add kasoori methi & mix all together well..
9

Serve with roti, paratha & rice.