Chole - Puri

Chole tastes good with Chapati or Bature. You can also have Chole masala ( by chopping onions and squeezing 1 lemon slice on it) as evening chat.



Ingredients
  • 1 cup chole
  • 2 Potatoes
  • 2 Onions

  • 2 Tomatoes

  • 2-3 tbsps tamarind juice

  • 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste

  • 3-4 Green chillies

  • 1 tsp Chilli powder

  • 1 tsp Coriander powder

  • ½ tsp Turmeric

  • 1 tbsp Chole masala

  • Salt to taste

  • 1 bunch coriander

  • 1 tbsp Oil

Method

  • Soak chole overnight

  • Pressure cook potatoes & chole (3-4 whistles) by adding ½ sp salt & turmeric to it.

  • After cooling take chole from the cooker & drain it. Take half of boiled chole & grind it to paste & keep it aside. Put another half of boiled chole as it is.

  • Finely chop onions, tomatoes, Green chillies, Curry leaves.

  • Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions fry till they turn to golden brown colour. Now add green chillies, ginger garlic paste to it.

  • Add Boiled potatoes & chole paste. Now add all the dry powders (Dhaniya, chole masala & red chilly, salt) to it and cook 2 minutes on medium flame. Now add chopped tomatoes & tamarind sap to it.

  • Now add other half of boiled chole and mix gently, add sufficient water depending on how you need the gravy to be. Turn the flame to low & cook for 5 minutes. Once ready garnish it with chopped coriander.

  • Garnish chole with sliced onion & lemons.

  • Serve hot with puri.

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