CHOLE MASALA
Course
side dish
Servings
Prep Time
1
cup
480
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
1
cup
480
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Ingredients
1 1/2
cups
channa / Chick peas
Black
2
Onions
1
Tomatoes
1
tsp
Channa masala
1/2
tsp
Chilly
Red powder
1/2
tsp
turmeric
powder
ginger
Grated a bit
1
tsp
jeera
to taste
salt
1/2
lemon
a few
coriander leaves
2
Chilly
Green
Instructions
Soak black channa overnight or for a minimum 8hrs.
Take a pan and adding salt pressure cook for 3 whisltes.
After 3 whistles take it out and keep aside.
In a pan add oil and jeera.Add grated ginger and chopped onions and saute till pink.
Add chopped tomatoes and all the dry masalas mentioned in the table.
Take 3 tsp of boiled and cooled black channa and a teaspoon each of tomato and onion in a blender.
Grind to a smooth paste.
Add the grounded mixture to the onion u2013tomato gravy and add a bit of water if thick.Also add salt.
Now add in boiled channa and allow it to cook for a while till the flavours blend in.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
I have used lemon rind just for decoration,you can squeeze it also.Serve hot with pooris.
Recipe Notes
Notes
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You can add fennel powder and coriander powder in place of chole masala and while serving sprinkle some chaat masala over it.
Finely chopped pieces of onions may be used for garnishing as well.For extra taste don’t compromise on the masalas,it is the key ingredient here.