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Punjabi Chole

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: chole, Indian food, indian recipes, punjabi chole
Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Pan

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
  • 2 chopped Onions
  • 3 chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Shan Chana masala
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 2 cups soaked & boiled Chickpeas

For garnishing

  • 1 Lemon
  • Chopped Coriander

Instructions

  • Heat oil in the pan and add cumin seeds. Cook the cumin seeds for 1-2 minutes and add ginger-garlic paste.
  • After the ginger-garlic paste is well cooked and is slightly golden in colour add chopped onions.
  • Once the onions are light pink in colour add chopped tomatoes, salt, Shan chana masala and cook for few minutes. Add garam masala & coriander powder and let it simmer for some time.
  • The next step is to keep the mixture aside and let it cool for sometime. Once it has cooled down, pour the mixture into a blender and blend it to make the gravy.
  • Put the gravy back on the flame and add soaked & boiled chickpeas into it. Cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
  • Your Punjabi Chole are ready. Garnish with lemon juice and coriander and serve with chapati