Chole Masala

Type of Meal: Party, Lunch, Dinner; Type of Dish: Side Dishes, Gravies, Curries

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2  cups chickpeas (soak overnight in plenty of water)
• 1  teaspoon tea (tied into a small muslin cloth to form a pouch)
• 1  bay leaf
• 1 -1 1⁄2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1  medium red onion, chopped
• 1 -2  garlic clove, chopped
•  chopped ginger (depending upon the taste)
• 2  whole green chilies
• 1  cinnamon stick
• 1  whole big cardamom
• 3 -4  cloves
• 1⁄2 whole nutmeg (jaifal)
• 6 -7  whole black peppercorns
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1  teaspoon coriander powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
•  salt
• 2  tablespoons  oil

Directions

1. Preparation of paste:
2. Grind onion, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg (jaifal), green chillies, mace (javitri), chopped ginger and black pepper in hand mixer (or in mixy). Grind it properly.
3. Add oil in a heavy pan.
4. Add cumin seeds and mixer from mixy jar into oil.
5. Add turmeric powder, chili powder,salt and coriander powder.
6. Mix it very well, and stir till oil separates.
7. Method:
8. Add chole, bay leaf and tea pouch in pressure cooker for 4-5 whistles.
9. Add chopped tomatoes in prepared paste ans cook until oil separates.
10. Now add this paste into cooked chole.
11. Close the pressure cooker again for 1 whistles.
12. Sprinkle garam masala on top of it.
13. Serve it hot with puri,roti or with bhatura.
14. Note :- Before severing garnish it with coriander leaves.