Punjabi cholay
Ingredients:
- 250g : Kabuli Chana (Chick Pea).
- 2 : Onions Chopped .
- 2 : Tomatoes finely chopped.
- 2 : Teabags.
- 1 : Tej Patta.
- 3 : Cloves ( laung).
- 2-3 : Black Cardamoms.
- 1 : Small Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini).
- 1 : Tbsp Cumin seeds( Jeera).
1 : Tsp Coriander (Dhania powder).
- 1 : Tsp Cumin seed powder ( Jeera powder).
- Red Chilly powder According to taste.
- Salt According to taste .
- 1 : Tsp Anardana powder (Pomegranate powder).
- 1 : Tsp Amchur powder( Mango powder).
- 2 : Tablespoon of Choley Masala.
- 1 : Tablespoon of Ginger-Garlic paste.
- 2 : Green chillies chopped.
- Chopped greenCoriander leaves.
Method of preparation:
- Soak kabuli chana in the water a night before preparation.
- In a presure cooker place the kabuli chana, tea bags, cinnamon stick, cloves and black cardamom, tejpatta cook the chana untill they are properly boiled.
- when the chanas are cooked remove the teabags.
- Keep the Chanas and water in which chanas are boiled aside.
- Meanwhile take a pan, heat the oil add green chillies+cumin seeds.
- When the seeds starts spluttering add chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste, saute onions till they turn brown in colour.
- Further add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander,cumin seed powder.
- Cook till all the masalas are properly cooked and the oil leaves out of it.
- Add anardana powder and amchur powder and mix well.
- Now add the boiled kabuli chana along with the water and the whole spices add salt according to taste.
- Cook choley on a medium flame for few minutes in order to get the gravy mixed with spices add choley masala.
- Can use lemon juice for taste along with sprinkling chopped onion and tomatoes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander.
- Serve with bhaturas.
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