How to make punjabi chole / chickpeas curry at home

Hi all..In this topic i am going to tell you about how to make delicious restaurant style punjabi chole at home..It is a very famous indian recipe that cooked in every kitchen..

Ingredients Required:

• 1 cup of kabuli chana ( chickpeas)

• 2 no of tea bags

• 1/2 tsp of baking soda

• 3 big size toamtoes

• 2 big size onions

• 4 no of green chily

• 1 inch ginger

• 5 -6 garlic cloves

For masala:

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 1 no of big cardamon 

• 4 no of cloves

• 4 tsp of oil

• 2 no of bay leaves

• 3 no of black peeper

• 2 tbsp of chole masala

• 1 tbsp of coriander powder

• 1 tbsp of red chili powder

• 1 tbsp of dry mango powder(aamchur powder)

• 1 tbsp of turmeric powder

• 1 tbsp of cumin seed powder

• 1 pinch of hing

• salt to taste

• 4 tbsp of green coriander leaves

Method:

-Soak the chickpeas for overnight..Drain excess of water & wash them properly..

-Then take pressure cooker,add the soaked chickpeas & add 2 cup of water,tea bags, 1/2 tsp of baking soda & few drop of salt then close the lid of pressure cooker & cook the chickpeas until it whistles once...

-Now make a smooth paste of onion,tomato & ginger,garlic..

-Then take a pan add oil,once the oil heat up add cinnamon stick,bay leaves,cardamon,cloves,black pepper,hing to it then add the onion paste & cook it until the color changed to brown..

-Then add ginger garlic paste & tomato paste to it then add salt,turmeric powder to it & cook it for few minutes..

-Then add red chili powder,coriander powder,cumin seed powder,dry mango powder & the chole masala & cook it for few minutes then add the boiled chickpeas to it & cook it for few minutes..Then add water to it & cook it for 5 minutes & close the lid of the pan..

-After 5 minutes open the lid of the pan , put the gas off & add the chopped coriander leaves to it..

-Your  restaurant style punjabi chole is now ready to serve..

Thanks..

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