Punjabi Chole Masala

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

I love chole masala especially to eat with poori and chapati. It's one of my favorite foods. Shoj also loves it. I make poori once in a while and always make this chole masala. When don't have time I bring chole in can and it's very quick and easy and very tasty too!

Ingredients:

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1 cup Chole/Chana soaked in water for about 8 hrs or overnite or you can used a canned one.

1 large Onion cut into cubes

3 Tomatoes cut into cubes

Whole Garam Masala (1 bay leaf, 3 Green Cardamom, 1 stick Cinnamon, 5 Cloves)

1/4 tsp Cumin seeds

1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds

1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

1 tsp Tomato Paste (optional)

2-3 Green Chilies Slit

1/4 tsp Ginger Juliane

1 tsp Garam Masala powder

2 tbsp Punjabi Chole Masala

1/4 cup Cilantro chopped

Salt as needed

Can add extra spice powders if you need. ( I add some paprika powder to give a nice color)

1 tsp Oil

Method:

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1. In a pressure cooker add oil and when it's hot enough add the whole garam masala, cumin seeds and fennel seeds and saute it for a min or until you get the aroma of the garam masala.

2. Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute it until it turns golden brown.

3. Meanwhile in a mixer grind the onions and add it to the ginger garlic paste.

4. Cook the onions until golden brown for about 5 mins in medium flame.

5. Now add the tomatoes, tomato paste, paprika powder (optional) and salt and cook the tomatoes until the oil is seen outside.

6. Now add the chole masala and cook for a min on low flame, add the soaked channa without any water and mix well, now add enough water, cover the pressure cooker and cook for 3-4 whistles.

7. Off the flame and allow the pressure to release from the cooker, remove the lid,.