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Pindi Chole
Delicious tangy Amritsar style Chickpea Curry .
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Chickpeas,soaked overnight.
- 1 Medium Onion Chopped finely.
- 2 Large Tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste.
- 5-6 Green Chillies
- 2 Tbsp Ginger Juliennes
- 1 Tbsp Oil of your choice
- ⅓ Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter.
- 2 Tbsp Cilantro leaves
- Salt according to the taste.
For Dry Spice Mix.
- 2 Tbsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
- 2 Black Cardamom
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 Star Anise
- 5 Cloves
- 1 Inch Cinnamon
Spice Powders
- 2 Tbsp Anardana powder(available in all Indian grocery store.
- 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 Tbsp Dry Mango Powder
- 1 Tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- Salt according to the taste.
- ½ Tsp Black Salt
For preparing/Boiling the Chickpeas for making Pindi Chole
- 1 Tea Bag
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Inch Cinnamon stick
- 2 Black Cardamom
- 1 Tsp Salt.
Instructions
- Roast everything written under dry spice mix and grind it into a fine powder.
- Keep it aside.
- Mix everything written under spice powder mix.
- Mix dry spice mix and dry powder mix together ,by stirring it nicely.
How to boil Chickpeas /Chole
- In a instant pot or pressure cooker boil the chole in sufficient water ,one tea bag and all the whole spices like cinnamon,black cardamom,and bay leaf.
- Boil till they feel soft . I boiled them in the instant pot for 9 minutes.(I pre soaked them for 8 hours)
Instructions for preparing Pindi Chole
- Take a Wok /Pan.Add one tbsp of oil to it .
- Add onion and saute it for 1-2 minute till it looks translucent .
- Add ginger -garlic paste to it .Saute it on medium flame for 1-2 minute till the raw smell is gone .
- Add one chopped tomato to it .Saute it till everything is mixed nicely .
- Add boiled chole to it and mix nicely.Switch off the flame .Remove 4 tbsp of chole in a plate and keep it aside.
- Take a pan .Add ⅓ cups of ghee to it .
- Once its hot enough,add cumin seeds ,Carom seeds,green chillies and ginger juliennes to it .
- Pour 8 tbsp of mixed spice on the top of chickpeas /chole ,add tomato slices to it . Pour all the ghee temering on this and mix it really well.Cover it and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Mash 4 tbsp of boiled chole which we have kept aside with ½ cup of water.
- Mix this with rest of the chole .Simmer it on low flame for 4-5 minutes .
- Taste the seasoning . If you need to add little salt ,add to it.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and ginger julienne .
- Enjoy.
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Fabulous delicious preparation .Beautifully captured too .
Lovely description of chole n bhature preparation...
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