Authentic Pindi Chole Recipe

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Pindi Chole is an authentic recipe from North Indian. This dish is made from chickpeas(chole) that are packed with flavors. Chickpeas (chole) is very nutritious and healthy.This dish makes a perfect weekend dinner or as a main course dish for parties.

Ingredients

2 cupssoaked kabuli chana (white chickpeas), soaked overnight and drained
2 tbspchana dal (split Bengal gram), washed and drained
2black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1 smallstick of cinnamon (dalchini)
2 tsptea powder
1/4 tspbaking soda
saltto taste
3 tbspoil
1 tspfinely chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tspfinely chopped green chilies
1/2 cupgrated onions
1/2 tspgarlic (lehsun) paste
1 cupfresh tomato pulp
1 tspcoriander (dhania) powder
1 tspgaram masala
1 tspchili powder
2 tspchole masala( easily available in the market)
2 tbspchopped coriander (dhania)

Directions

Step1Make a small potli(packet) by tying the cardamom, cinnamon and tea powder in a 2" x 2" piece of muslin cloth.
Step2In a pressure cooker add kabuli chana, chana dal, potli, baking soda, salt and 2½ cups of water and mix it well and pressure cook for 25 min.
Step3Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid and discard the potli from the boil chole and keep the boil chole aside.
Step4Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the ginger and green chilies and fry on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
Step5Add onions and garlic paste and fry on a medium flame for 5 minutes.
Step6Add tomato pulp, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes and stir occasionally.
Step7Add coriander powder, garam masala, chili powder, chole masala, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute and stir occasionally.
Step8Add the kabuli chana along with the water and salt if needed, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 16 minutes or till the water dried out and stir occasionally.
Step9Add the coriander and mix it well.
Step10Serve it hot with paratha.