Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chana masala / punjabi chole. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chana Masala / Punjabi chole is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Chana Masala / Punjabi chole is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
This Punjabi Chana Masala or Chole Masala is an authentic North Indian style Chickpea Curry made with white chickpeas, freshly powdered spices, onions, tomatoes and herbs. Chana masala is a naturally vegan recipe with added health benefits of the chickpeas which are packed full of protein. Punjabi chole masala or chana masala is one of the most popular curry dishes from India.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chana masala / punjabi chole using 20 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chana Masala / Punjabi chole:
- Prepare 3/4 cup kabuli chana (socked overnight)
- Get 1 and 1/2 cup water
- Make ready 2-3 tbsp oil/ butter
- Take 2-3 large onions
- Get 1 tbsp ginger, garlic paste
- Get 2 medium- tomatoes
- Take 1/2-3/4 tbsp red chilli powder
- Make ready 1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
- Get 1/4-3/4 salt
- Get 1 small- bay leaf (tejpatta)
- Take 1inch cinnamon (dalchini)
- Make ready 2-3 clove (laung)
- Make ready 2-3 green elaichi / cardamom
- Make ready 1-2 green chilli
- Prepare 1-1 and 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Get 1/2 tbsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp kasuri methi
- Make ready 2 pinch amchur powder
- Take 2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped finely
- Take 1/4 tbsp hing
The spices are everything when it comes to making authentic Punjabi Chole. I have tested this recipe many, many times to perfect these spices and I know you will. In short, this Punjabi chole masala is delicious protein pack quick and easy to make aromatic with fresh masala. Chole masala recipe is also known as Punjabi chana masala.
Steps to make Chana Masala / Punjabi chole:
- Firstly, in a cooker heat oil/ butter.using more oil makes restaurant style chole masala. furthermore, saute bay leaf, hing, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds till they turn aromat. also add finely chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste. saute till it turns golden brown. add tomatoes and saute till they start releasing oil. further, add chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur powder, garam masala and salt. saute for a minute.
- Then add soaked chickpea / canned chickpea. make sure to soak chickpea overnight if it's not canned chickpea. further add 2 cups of water. add more water if you like it to be more gravy. give a good mix. and check the seasonings. make sure the masala water to be slightly salty as chole will absorb while cooking. pressure cook for 7-8 whistles on medium flame. allow the pressure to release by itself before opening cooker.
- Ready chana masala and garnish with coriander leaves and green chilli… finally, serve hot with poori / chapathi / bhatura.
Today I am sharing very easy to make chole recipe. It is made in pressure cooker only. Punjabi Chole, or Amritsari Chole, is a creamy, tangy and dark-colored chickpea curry made with a special masala blend served street-style. Punjabi Chole is a creamy, spicy and slightly tangy dish made with chickpeas cooked with fresh onions, ginger, garlic and seasoned with a unique spice blend. Punjabi Chole Recipe is an authentic traditional Punjabi cuisine made with kabuli chana, a term for chick peas in English.
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