Chole

Chole is one of my favourite dishes .It is simple to make and of course great to taste. It can be savored either with chapathis or puris.

                                                                                                                                     

Ingredients:                                                                                                              Serves 4

Chickpeas(kabuli channa)-200g

Onions-4 medium sized

Tomatoes-3 medium sized/2 big

Potatoes-2

Ginger-1 small piece

Cinnamon-1 inch piece

Red chilli powder=2tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Green chillies

Coriander leaves-1 small bunch

Jaggery-2tsp

Tamarind-1small lemon sized

Oil

Salt to taste

 

Method of preparation:

1.Soak channa for 6-8 hours.

2.Pressure cook the soaked channa and retain the water.

3.Cut potatoes into cubes and boil them separately.(If boiled with channa ,potatoes become too soft and get mashed as channa requires more time to get cooked).Also, soak tamarind in ½ cup water.

 4. Cut onions and tomatoes .Heat 1tsp oil in a wok and sauté the cut onions and tomatoes along with ginger and cinnamon for 2min.Allow it to cool.

 5. Grind the sauted ingredients in a mixer. Add little water if required.

 6.Heat 1tblsp of oil in a big wok or in a pressure pan . Add jeera along with 1 slit green chilli. Add the ground paste and sauté for 2minutes.Then, add the boiled potatoes, cooked channa along with the water that was retained .Add redchilli powder ,tamarind water(extracted from soaked tamarind) , jaggery and required amount of salt. Allow to cook for about 10-15 min and keep stirring inbetween.

 7.Transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with green chillies ,finely chopped onions and cut coriander leaves. Yummy chole is now ready!!!serve hot with chappathis or puris.