ShareThis is the most authentic punjabi chole recipe I've tried so far.
Ingredients
• Kabuli Chana- 400 gms
• Gram flour -20 gms
• Oil- 5 tbsp
• Ajwain- ½ tsp
• Anardana powder- 3 tbsp
• Amchoor powder- 2 tbsp
• Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
• Black salt powder- ½ tbsp
• Kasoori methi powder- ½ tbsp
• Cumin powder- 1 tbsp
• Soda bicarbonate- a pinch
• Salt- to taste
For the pouch
• Black cardamoms- 6
• Cimmamon sticks- 2 inches
• Cloves- 4
• Ginger- 20 gms
• Tea leaves- 1 tbsp
Soak the Kabuli chana overnight.
Tie the ingredients of the pouch in a muslin cloth.
Pressure cook the chana with the soda powder,the pouch and 1 litre of water.
Heat the remaining oil and add the ajwain, stir till it crackles.
Add the gram flour and stir till the aroma comes.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir for a minute.
Add the cooked chana and mix well.
Garnish with the items mentioned for garnishing.
Serve hot with poori, bhature, or naan, garnished with onions and green chillies
• Kabuli Chana- 400 gms
• Gram flour -20 gms
• Oil- 5 tbsp
• Ajwain- ½ tsp
• Anardana powder- 3 tbsp
• Amchoor powder- 2 tbsp
• Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
• Black salt powder- ½ tbsp
• Kasoori methi powder- ½ tbsp
• Cumin powder- 1 tbsp
• Soda bicarbonate- a pinch
• Salt- to taste
For the pouch
• Black cardamoms- 6
• Cimmamon sticks- 2 inches
• Cloves- 4
• Ginger- 20 gms
• Tea leaves- 1 tbsp
Soak the Kabuli chana overnight.
Tie the ingredients of the pouch in a muslin cloth.
Pressure cook the chana with the soda powder,the pouch and 1 litre of water.
Heat the remaining oil and add the ajwain, stir till it crackles.
Add the gram flour and stir till the aroma comes.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir for a minute.
Add the cooked chana and mix well.
Garnish with the items mentioned for garnishing.
Serve hot with poori, bhature, or naan, garnished with onions and green chillies
15 comments:
BeenaShylesh said...
Ummmm very beautiful presentation......mouthwatering....i love tis channa very much...
Hari Chandana P said...
looks spicy and delicious.. looks sooo tempting dear!!
Hamaree Rasoi said...
Chana looks fabulous ans spicy ...lovely click
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Priya Suresh said...
Thats a tempting pindi channa, looks awesome..
divya said...
looks so spicy delicious and very tempting dear.
PranisKitchen said...
anjum,superb yarr.very spicy one..looks so delicious..lovely pic too
Rachana said...
Chana looks so tempting!!!!
Sayali said...
I like this one ...all i do at home is chole ...i seriously need to try different recipes of chana :) thnx
Cool Lassi(e) said...
Hmm..fabulous chana! Love the shots!
Kiran said...
Chana looks very delicious.Lovely pic.
Unknown said...
Wonderful recipe. I always loved it and wanted to try it, but never knew how. Thanks for the recipe.
Fathima said...
mouth watering... would love to have this w/ batura... yum....
nisha said...
Wow i'm going to try this recipe soon :)
Ms.Chitchat said...
A very beautiful version,sure to give it a try.Lovely click.
Ann said...
Looks so tempting and tasty.