Punjabi Cholle

punjabi chole

It is a Spicy and tempting Punjabi style chickpea curry and best match with poori or kachori.

Ingredients

Chickpeas soaked                     1 cup

Oil                                            1 tbsp

Clarified butter (ghee)                  2 – 3 tbsp

Black cumin                              1 tsp

Chopped garlic                           2 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste                     1 ½ tbsp

Red chilli powder                        1 tsp

Coriander leaves                        1 tsp

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Garam masala                           1 tsp

Chopped green chillies               1 tbsp

Chopped onions                         ¼ cup

Tomato paste                            2 tbsp

Chopped tomato                        ½ cup

Salt                                          to taste

Roasted coriander                     1 tbsp

Chopped coriander leaves          1 tbsp

Lemon                                      ½

For chutney

Tamarind chutney                      ¼ cup

Onion                                       1 no.

Tomato                                     1 no.

Salt                                          to taste

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves           1 tbsp

Oil                                            1 tsp

For garnish

Clarified butter                           1 tbsp

Coriander leaf

Mint leaf

Spring onion

Method

Boil soaked chickpeas in water with tea. Drain and keep aside.

Heat oil and clarified butter (ghee) in a pan, add black cumin seeds, chopped garlic and stir.

saute garlic with cumin seeds

Then add ginger garlic paste and stir and add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, chopped green chillies and mix well.

cook all spices 

Add tomato paste, finely chopped onion and stir well.

all tomato paste

Then add chopped tomato and cook for a while.

add chopped tomato

Now add boiled chickpeas and mix well and add required water then cover and let it cook.

add water in chole 

Open cover and add roasted coriander, chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice and mix well.

To prepare chutney

Chop the onion and tomato.

chopped onion tomato

Take a mixing bowl, add tamarind paste, chopped onion, chopped tomato, salt, red chilli powder, chopped coriander leaves, oil and mix well.

prepared chutnet

Now serve the cooked chickpeas on serving plate and put the chutney on top.

serve chole with tamarind chutney

Garnish it with coriander leaves, mint and spring onion.