Name: Chhole Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 250 g Chick peas (Kabuli chana); 1 Medium onions , finely chopped; 5 Medium onion boild; 2 Medium tomato , finely chopped (optional); ½ tsp Cumin seeds (jeera); 4 Clove; 1 Cinnamon stick (dalchini); 1 tbsp Crushed garlic; 1 tbsp Crushed ginger; ½ tsp Crushed green chili; ½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder; 1 Bayleaf (tejpatta); ½ tsp Asafoetida (hing); ½ tsp chili powder; 2 tsp Turmeric (haldi); 2 tbsp Chhole masala; 1 tsp Garam masala (optional); 1 tbsp Roasted crushed kasuri methi; 3 tbsp Oil; 2 tbsp Ghee; Water for Gravy; Coriander leaves finely chopped for garnising; Salt to taste

Chana Masala (chhole Chana Masala),a delicious chana curry from Punjabi cuisine is popular in all over India . Aspicy and tempting curry is prepared from white chickpeas (kabuli chana) ,onion,garlic and basic Indian spices and best enjoyed with bhatura and puri as launch or dinner .In this recipe , kabuli chana are boiled and fresh chhole masala powder is prepared to get restaurant style flavor.

AuthorShweta KumariDifficultyIntermediate

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time15 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time35 mins

250 g Chick peas (Kabuli chana)

1 Medium onions , finely chopped

5 Medium onion boild

2 Medium tomato , finely chopped (optional)

½ tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)

4 Clove

1 Cinnamon stick (dalchini)

1 tbsp Crushed garlic

1 tbsp Crushed ginger

½ tsp Crushed green chili

½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder

1 Bayleaf (tejpatta)

½ tsp Asafoetida (hing)

½ tsp chili powder

2 tsp Turmeric (haldi)

2 tbsp Chhole masala

1 tsp Garam masala (optional)

1 tbsp Roasted crushed kasuri methi

3 tbsp Oil

2 tbsp Ghee

Water for Gravy

Coriander leaves finely chopped for garnising

Salt to taste

Soak a chick peas in warm water over night and next day, pressure cook it in water and salt for 5 to 6 whistles till soft

Take a pan heat oil and add cumin seeds,hing,bay leaf,clove,cinnamon and add finely chopped onions

Mix it well ,add pinch of salt and saute it well until onion turns very soft and light brown add boiled onion saute it well until onion turns golden brown

Add boiled chhole ,chhole masala,salt, turmeric ,red chili powder and all spices crushed Ginger, garlic ,green chili

mix well and simmer for 5 min

Add roasted kasuri methi , water if needed ,mix well

Boiled it then switch off the flame and

Add coriander leaves and 2 table spoon of ghee

Serve hot chhole with puri

Ingredients