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Punjabi Chole (Chana Masala)
Category : Vegetables, Punjabi, Special recipes
Servings : 4
Time Taken : 15-30 mins
Rating :
Method
- Boil Chole/Chana along with tea bags in pressure cooker/microwave till they become soft.
- On medium low heat, heat the pan first and put oil in pan.
- When oil is ready (you can throw one cumin seed if it sizzles then oil is ready) add cumin seeds.
- When Cumin Seeds splutter add minced garlic and ginger paste.
- Add chopped Onions and add a pinch of Salt and fry till they turn brown (Adding salt while frying onions makes it quicker to fry Onions)
- Add coriander powder and fry for some time till it becomes light brown.
- Add turmeric powder & chili powder and Salt to taste.
- Add Garam Masala and Chana Masala and again fry for some time.
- Add Pureed tomatoes and fry till the oil leaves from the sides.
- Add chopped Green Chilies.
- Take out the tea bags and add chole/chana into the Pan without water and stir so that it gets mixed up well.
- Add the same water which was left in pressure cooker while boiling Chole/Chana .
- Cook the Chole/Chana with gravy for 8-12 min’s till gravy dries (but Chana or Masala should not burn).
- Garnish with Coriander Leaves and ring Onions and Tomato.
- Serve with puris, parathas, chapatis or rice.
Ingredients:
For Tadka
2 cups Chole/Chana/Garbanzo Beans (soaked overnight in salty warm water with two tea bags)
a.[adding Tea Bags will turn Chana Black from White in Color]. 2 tomatoes (chopped)
1 cup Tomato Puree or Paste (you can buy any brand Tomato puree)
Puree the chopped Tomatoes and Tomato Puree/Paste in Chopper together
3 nos. medium onions (finely chopped in chopper)
2 cloves minced Garlic (optional as per taste)
1 tbsp. Ginger paste
2 no. green chilies chopped
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp. Turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp. Red Chili Powder
1 tsp. Coriander powder
4 tsp. Vegetable Oil / Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 tsp. Garam Masala Powder
3 tsp. of Chana Masala Powder
1/4 tsp. Cumin Seeds
For garnishing
Coriander leaves
2 nos. small Onions and 1 Tomato chopped in Rings
For Tadka
2 cups Chole/Chana/Garbanzo Beans (soaked overnight in salty warm water with two tea bags)
a.[adding Tea Bags will turn Chana Black from White in Color]. 2 tomatoes (chopped)
1 cup Tomato Puree or Paste (you can buy any brand Tomato puree)
Puree the chopped Tomatoes and Tomato Puree/Paste in Chopper together
3 nos. medium onions (finely chopped in chopper)
2 cloves minced Garlic (optional as per taste)
1 tbsp. Ginger paste
2 no. green chilies chopped
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp. Turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp. Red Chili Powder
1 tsp. Coriander powder
4 tsp. Vegetable Oil / Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 tsp. Garam Masala Powder
3 tsp. of Chana Masala Powder
1/4 tsp. Cumin Seeds
For garnishing
Coriander leaves
2 nos. small Onions and 1 Tomato chopped in Rings
