Chole (Shruthi’s)
Chole (Shruthi's)
Easy dish with channa. Packed with proteins and B vitamins. Wonderful with rotis, baturas, chappaties or even with plain pulkas. Goes well with puris and breads too.
Ingredients
- 1/2 glass Chickpeas
- 2 Onions big
- 5 Greenchillies
- 2 tbsp Chole masala anybrand
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 3 Tomatoes
- 8 cloves Garlic
- 6 tbsp Oil
- 8 Curry leaves
Instructions
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First soak chick peas overnight in water(at least eight hours). Then boil them in cooker( 15 minutes after the whistle blows) also add salt to the chickpeas when boiling.
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Take a pan put 1/4 tsp oil and fry the tomatoes till they get soft, switch off and let cool then grind them into a paste and keep aside.
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Now grind the green chillies and garlic cloves and keep aside.
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Then take a pan add 6 tbsp oil and add curry leaves and onions cut into long pieces and fry till they get brown. Now add 2 slit green chillies and fry for 1/2 a minute and add tomato paste, chilli powder, turmeric, and the chole masala and fry for 5 to 6 minutes then add the chole from the cooker along with the water and cook till oil starts to surface. you get an aromatic smell too.
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If you want the curry to be thick then let it cook for few more minutes, switch off and garnish with corriander leaves. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon to the curry and mix throughly, you can add more if you want. Now enjoy the tasty Chole curry.
