Chole Aka Chana Masala ( Chick Peas Inward Tangy Tomato-Onion Sauce)

Chole or Chana masala is 1 of the pop Indian dishes both at domicile together with abroad. There are rattling few Indians who are non familiar alongside this dish. Almost all Indian restaurants abroad cause got this dish on their menu. It is a rattling non-controversial dish that is uncomplicated together with delicious. The primary element inward this dish is chickpeas, together with chick peas is rather inexpensive. The yield of this dish is skillful together with gives to a greater extent than bang for the buck. It is too slow to make. There are several versions of Chole: Amritsari Chole, Panjabi Chole etc based on regional influences. This dish could locomote made slightly dry out or alongside lots of sauce. Either ways y'all construct it, it tastes great. It is commonly paired alongside bhature ( puffed breadstuff made alongside yogurt based dough) or pooris ( puffed whole wheat bread) You could yoke it alongside rice, bread, roti, naan, dinner curl or fifty-fifty tortillas! My version is rattling uncomplicated together with quick.

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:

Garbanzo beans/Chick peas ( Kabuli Chana): One fifteen oz can
( y'all could too purpose 1 loving cup dried chick peas soaked overnight together with and so cooked to required flat of tenderness).
Cooking oil: 1 + 1 tbsp
Jeera( cumin seeds): 1/2 tsp
Onion: ii medium, chopped.
Garlic: vi modest cloves, chopped fine
Ginger: 1 inch piece, chopped fine.
Green chillies: 4, chopped fine
Tomato paste: ii tbsp ( tin too purpose ii fresh medium sized tomatoes).
Chole masala: 1 tbsp ( I purpose Everest or MDH brands)
Red chili powder: 1/4 tsp
Kasoori methi( dried fenugreek leaves): 1 tbsp
Tea decoction : 1 cup
Salt: equally per taste
Sugar: 1/4 tsp
Water: ii cups
Chaat masala: 1/4 tsp ( I purpose Everest brand)
Cilantro ( coriander leaves): ii tbsp, chopped.

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp cooking petroleum inward a sauté pan. Add jeera( cumin seeds). Sauté for thirty seconds.

Add the garlic, ginger, sauté for a minute.

Add inward the chopped onions together with sauté until the onions sweat. Add inward the light-green chillies. If using fresh tomatoes, y'all may add together it now. If using love apple tree paste, DO NOT ADD at this stage. Once the fresh tomatoes wilt a little, plough off the flaming together with allow the mixture cool down. Once cooled cause got it inward a blender/food processor together with pulse it to a fine paste. Keep it aside.

Making tea decoction : seep ii tea bags inward 1 loving cup of hot H2O for v mins. Remove together with discard the tea bags.

Rinse together with drain the chick peas together with run along aside.

Heat the remaining 1 tbsp petroleum in the same the pan. Add the terra firma glue together with saute for 2-3 minutes.

Now add together the love apple tree glue ( if y'all cause got non used fresh tomatoes earlier). Sauté for 4-5 mins on medium flaming until the love apple tree glue starts leaving oil.. Add the Chole masala powder, cerise chilli pulverization together with mix well.

Add the rinsed together with drained chick peas, kasoori methi, salt, sugar, tea decoction together with mix well. Add H2O equally needed to plough over the desired flat of thickness of the sauce. Cover together with allow it simmer for fifteen mins.

Garnish with chaat masala together with chopped fresh cilantro( coriander leaves).

Serve hot with bhature/ poori/ roti/ jeera rice/ peas together with carrot pulao/ plainly rice or simply bread.

Chole served alongside Bhature

Chole served alongside peas together with carrot pulao

Enjoy! I am bringing this to Angie's Fiesta Friday! Aunt Juju@cooking alongside auntJuju together with Tina@Mademoiselle Gourmande are this week's co-hosts.

Cooking made easy:

If y'all don't cause got time, y'all tin skip the blending of the onion-ginger-garlic-tomato-green chilli mixture. Grinding it gives the dish a prissy creamy sauce.

The tea decoction gives the dish the classic blackish color together with a prissy taste.

Another fox to construct the sauce thicker together with creamier is yesteryear taking 1/2 loving cup of the drained Garbanzo beans( chick peas) together with mashing them using a pestle or white patato masher. Mix this into the sauce alongside the balance of the chick peas.

Tip for salubrious living:

Garbanzo beans or chick peas is a bully root of poly peptide for vegetarians. It too provides carbohydrates together with is rich inward dietary fiber. It is packed alongside magnesium together with potassium together with is cholesterol together with trans-fat free.It too provides anti-oxidants to the body.It is too rich inward atomic give away 26 together with is a depression glycemic index food, so bully for diabetics.

References:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=58

http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/garbanzo-bean-health-benefits-4264.html

http://www.naturalfoodbenefits.com/display.asp?CAT=2&ID=86

Food for thought:

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