CHOLE MASALA (Punjab Special)

Name: CHOLE MASALA (Punjab Special)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2-3 peoples
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Chole / Chickpeas; 3 medium Onions; 2 medium Tomatos; 1 Green Chilli; 1/4 ' piece of Ginger; 5-6 Garlic Cloves; 1/2 cup Milk; 1/4 cup Curd; 2 tbs Butter; 2 tbs Oil; to taste Salt; 1 Small piece of Jaggery; 1/4 tsp Kasuri Methi; 6-7 Cashews; 1/2 tsp Melon seeds; 1/4 tsp Poppy seeds; 1 Small piece of Nutmeg; 2 Green Cardamom; 1 tsp Chilli Powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp Punjabi Chole Masala; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

Dipti Paleja @Diptis_Cookbook

#GA4 #Week1 #Punjabi
Punjabi Chole is a spicy curry from the northern region of India. It is served with Tandoori Roti, Naan, Bhatura, Kulcha and even with Rice. Chole are also known as Chickpeas.

Dipti Paleja @Diptis_Cookbook

#GA4 #Week1 #Punjabi
Punjabi Chole is a spicy curry from the northern region of India. It is served with Tandoori Roti, Naan, Bhatura, Kulcha and even with Rice. Chole are also known as Chickpeas.

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Ingredients

40-45 min.

2-3 peoples

1/2 cupChole / Chickpeas
3medium Onions
2medium Tomatos
1Green Chilli
1/4' piece of Ginger
5-6Garlic Cloves
1/2 cupMilk
1/4 cupCurd
2 tbsButter
2 tbsOil
to tasteSalt
1Small piece of Jaggery
1/4 tspKasuri Methi
6-7Cashews
1/2 tspMelon seeds
1/4 tspPoppy seeds
1Small piece of Nutmeg
2Green Cardamom
1 tspChilli Powder
1/2 tspCoriander Powder
1 tspPunjabi Chole Masala
1/2 tspGaram Masala
1/4 tspTurmeric Powder

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Steps

40-45 min.

1

Soak Chole for whole night (7-8 hours) after Choles are doubled in size, we will cook it in pressure cooker with 6-7 Whistles, add pinch of soda and salt to it. Let it cool down naturally and then open it.
2

Take another vessel and add Onions, Tomatos, Green Chilli, Garlic, Ginger. Cook these too in pressure cooker. Let these cool and then paste by using mixer. Also grind Cashews, Poppy seeds, Melon seeds, Nutmeg, Cardamom.
3

Take a pan, add oil & Butter. Add Onion paste (created in previous step), Turmeric, Salt and saute them on medium flame till leave oil. Now add Garam & Chole Masala, Chilli powder, Coriander powder and mix well.
4

Now add cooked Chole and mix it. Now add Yogart & Water to it. Mix well. After two min. add Cashew powder (made in previous step), Milk and Jaggery. Let this cook, if needed add water as per your requirements, after 2-3 min. add Kasuri Methi, Butter and Coriander leaves and mix it.
5

Now it's ready...!!! Serve Chole Masala with Onions, Lemon & garnish with Coriander leaves.