Chole/ Chenna masala

Name: Chole/ Chenna masala
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 g Chenna(chic peas); 2 Onion; 2 Tomato; 1 tsp Fennel seeds_; 1 tsp Jeera seeds; 1 Clove_; 1 Cinnamon_; 2 Cardomon_; 2 tsp Coriander powder; 2 tsp Red chilli powder -; 2 tbsp Chole masala powder(badshah chole masala powder)-; as per taste Salt; 1 inch Ginger; 3 cloves Garlic_; 1 tbsp Kasoori methi leaves_; As required Water; 3 tbsp Oil_; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 4 stems Coriander leaves -; 1 tbsp Grated coconut_; as required Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Black pepper seeds_

sumithra jayaraj @cook_27858380

Chole/ Chenna masala

sumithra jayaraj @cook_27858380

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Ingredients

1 hr

4 people

250 gChenna(chic peas)
2Onion
2Tomato
1 tspFennel seeds_
1 tspJeera seeds
1Clove_
1Cinnamon_
2Cardomon_
2 tspCoriander powder
2 tspRed chilli powder -
2 tbspChole masala powder(badshah chole masala powder)-
as per taste Salt
1 inchGinger
3 clovesGarlic_
1 tbspKasoori methi leaves_
As required Water
3 tbspOil_
1 tspLemon juice
4stems Coriander leaves -
1 tbspGrated coconut_
as required Turmeric powder
1/2 tspBlack pepper seeds_

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Steps

1 hr

1

Wash and soak chenna (chic peas) overnight
2

Wash chenna again, boil with required water and salt for 2_3 whistles
3

In a frying pan roast fennel seeds, cinnamon, clove, cardomon, jeera seeds, black pepper seeds and coconut for a minute
4

Turn off the flame and grind these ingredients to a fine powder
5

Grind onion, ginger, garlic and tomato to a paste
6

Pour oil in a pan. Add the fine powder and stir for a minute
7

Then add onion tomato paste and fry nicely till the oil separates
8

Add coriander powder, red chilli powder, chole masala, salt and turmeric powder
9

Then transfer this masala paste to the boiled chenna.
10

Add water if required
11

Then add kasoori methi leaves and cook it covered for five to ten minutes
12

Turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves
13

Ready to serve with maida poori, wheat poori or chapati