Evergreen Chole Curry Recipe

Published On June 27, 2017
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By Pranali Banwadikar
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Prep Time
360 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Difficulty Level
Intermediate

Ingredients

Chickpeas/ chole - one bowl (soaked in water overnight)
Onion/ pyaz - 2 roughly chopped
Tomatoes/ tamatar - 2 roughly chopped
Ginger/ adarak and garlic/ lehsun - roughly chopped
Whole spices/ khadey masale - cumin/ jeera, clove/ lavang, cardamom/ elaichi, bay leaves/ tej patta, cinnamon/ dalchini, black pepper/ kali mirch as per taste
Salt/ namak - 1 teaspoon
Red Chili/ lal mirch powder - 1 teaspoon
Garam Masala- 1 teaspoon
Turmeric/ haldi- 1/2 teaspoon
Oil/ tel - 1 tablespoon

Instructions

Soak the chickpeas overnight and pressure cooker it for 5-8 whistles. It should become soft.
Make a fine paste of roughly chopped onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic in a blender.
Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and all the whole spices.
Pour the paste in the pan and let it cook until it is cooked well and leaves the sides of the pan.
Add dry spices - salt, red chili powder, garam masala and turmeric. Sauté for a minute.
Add the pressure cooked chickpeas in it and mix thoroughly.
Add a cup of water and bring it to boil.
Delicious 'Evergreen Chole Curry' is ready. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

Servings : 2-3
Ready in : 380 minutes
Special Category : Healthy Food
Recipe Type : Dinner, Lunch

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Pranali Banwadikar

Financial Analyst by profession and foodie by nature. I love to experiment the traditional Indian recipes by adding twist to it. Since I stay UAE, I get the exposure of Arabic and European taste as well.