Chole bhature | Chola poori

Cuisine Style: North India | Cooking Time: 30 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Curry, Masala, sabji,sabzi | Take With: Roti,Chapati,Paratha,Naan,Rice

Ingredients

• White chickpeas – 1 cup
• Onion – 1 [finely chopped]
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [grated]
• Garlic – 1 tbsp [grated]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Tomato – 1 [finely chopped]
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Dry mango powder – 1 tbsp
• Chole masala powder or garam masala powder – 1 ½ to 2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Turmeric power – ¼ tsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tbsp [dry roast cumin seeds then grind]
• Coriander powder– ½ tbsp [dry roast coriander seeds then grind]
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp [dry roast 3 peppercorns then grind]
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed
  

For serving & garnishing

• Lemon – ½ slice
• Onion – 3 slices
• White root of spring onion – 1
  

Chole garam masala-Ingredients

• Cloves - 3
• Star anise – ½ flower
• Green cardamom – 2
• Black cardamom - 1
• Bay leaves – 1 [long]
• Coriander seeds- ¼ tsp
• Cumin- ¼ tsp
• Peppercorns -3
• Nutmeg scraps a pinch
• Cinnamon stick – ½
• Dry red chilli - 1
• Sugar – ¼ tsp
• Salt – ¼ tsp
  

Bhature | chola poori | Bhatoora-Ingredients & Method

• Maida – 1 cup
• Potato – 1 large [boiled & mashed well]
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar a pinch
• Oil – ¼ ltr [for deep frying bature]
• Mix all ingredients & make soft dough. Cover it & leave it for 20 min.
• Then divide the dough in to equal size balls then sprinkle flour then place ball then roll it & shape like circles & deep fry.
  

Chole Masala[gravy]-Ingredients & Method

• Wash & soak white chickpeas over night. Then boil in pressure cooker for 5 whistles. Then gently mash.
• Heat oil in a pan then add cumin seeds. Then add onion sauté till light brown. Then add green chilli, garlic & ginger sauté well.
• Add tomato sauté till soft. Then add turmeric & red chilli powder mix well. add 4 tbsp of water & let it boil.
• Add boiled chickpeas, dry mango powder, cumin, coriander & pepper powder mix well. Add water & let it boil.
• Add freshly ground chole garam masala powder mix well.
• Then cut off heat then serve hot with bature, onion, lemon slices
  

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