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Writer's pictureLeander Fernandes

Chole Masala

Updated: Jul 11

CHOLE RECIPE 2


Chole Masala is prepared with chickpeas. A wonderful chickpeas gravy prepared with a wide variety of spices . Best served with puris or rotis or naans.



Ingredients 1

Dry roast the below ingredients

1 tablespoon coriander seeds

1 teaspoon peppercorn

1teaspoon fennel seeds

1/4 teaspoon ajwain/ caraway seeds

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 bay leaf

1 black cardamom

2 green cardamom

1/2 inch cinnamon

grind to a dry powder along with 1 tablespoon dry kasuri methi / dry fenugreek powder.


Ingredients 2

2 medium size onions

sliced .

1 green chilli

grind all this to a paste and keep aside


Ingredients 3

Take 350 grams tomatoes

and puree. Approximately 4 tomatoes.


Ingredients 4

1teaspoon chilli powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon amchur powder /dry mango powder

1teaspoon garam masala powder

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg powder.

1 teaspoon jaggery powder or sugar


Ingredients 5

250 grams chickpeas soaked overnight with just enough water . Then pressure cook with salt to taste and enough water. Pressure cook on high flame . After the first whistle lower the flame and pressure cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Reserve the water for further cooking process.


1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste

1 tablespoon dry kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves

1/4 cup finely chopped coriander leaves


METHOD


Heat up 2 tablespoon ghee. Add onion paste and stir fry till it turns lightly brown.

Then add the tomato puree along with some reserved chickpea water. Allow to cook for 2 minutes on medium flame stirring occasionally. Then add the ground dry roasted spice powder of ingredients 1 and the dry spices of ingredients 4 , ginger garlic paste and mix well. Add some more chickpea water and allow to cook for 2 minutes. Add the cooked chickpeas , jaggery powder and salt to taste. Cook for another 2 minutes. Finally , add 1 tablespoon dry kasuri methi and 1/4 cup coriander leaves finely chopped. Cook for another 2 minutes.


Serve with Puris





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