Cholay
Ingredients:
- Chole (dry chick peas)- 1 1/2cups.
- Onion 2.
- Tomatoes 3.
- Ginger Garlic paste 1/4 tsp.
- Cinnamon 1/2.
- Cloves 2.
- Cumin(jeera) powder 1/4 tsp.
- Dhania powder 1/4 tsp.
- Garam masala 1/2 tsp.
- red pepper 1 tsp.
- lemon and cilantro.
Method:
- Put the chick peas in a pressure cooker on the gas and when a whisle come then put on simmer half an hour more till the peas gets properly boiled.
- Take about 1/4th cup of the cooked chick peas and make a puree out of it.
- Take a pan add four teaspoons of oil and add the cloves, cinnamon stick.
- Then add finely chopped onion and the ginger garlic paste.
- Cook the onion till it becomes reddish brown.
- Now add jeera,dhania, garam masala and red chillie powder.
- Cook for about thirty seconds then add the tomatoes.
- Once the tomato becomes soft add the cooked chick peas, puree,salt and half a cup of water.
- Close the pan and cook for about ten minutes until most of the water is absorbed and curry looks little thick.
- Finally add some fresh lemon juice and chopped cilantro.
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