Chole Bhature Recipe is one of the famous North Indian Punjabi dishes. Chole Bhature is a combination of chole which is made with Kabuli chana and bhature which is made with maida.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Calories 339kcal
Author Puja
Ingredients
250gmsWhite Chickpeas / Kabuli Chana
3Tomatoesroughly chopped
2Onionroughly chopped
1tbspGinger-garlic paste
3-4Green Chilli
1tspCoriander Powder
1/2tspTurmeric Powder
1/2tspRed Chilli Powderor to taste
2tbspChole Masala Powder
1tspAnardana Powder or Amchur Powder
1pcsBlack Cardamom
1pcsCinnamon Stick
4-5nosCloves
1tspDry Kasturi Methiroasted
2tspTea
4tbspOil
Saltto taste
To Temper
1tbspGhee
1/4tspAsafoetida
2"GingerJulienne
2-3Green Chillislit in between
Instructions
Grind onion and tomato separately to make a smooth paste. Set aside.
Add 4 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker in a medium heat.
Add ground onion to it. Stir well.
Add cinnamon stick, cloves and black cardamom.
Fry onion until golden brown stirring in between.
Add little water and keep frying so that the onion gets cooked well and develop a nice taste.
Now add ginger-garlic paste to it and fry for few minutes.
Now add ground tomato and salt to it.
Keep frying this mixture until the oil separates.
Now add coriander powder, anardana powder, chole masala powder, haldi powder and red chilli powder.
Fry these spices for about 4-5 minutes or until the raw smell of masala goes off and the oil separates.
Now add chole along with water as needed.
In a separate pan add one bowl of water and let it boil.
Once the water gets boiled add 2 tsp tea to it.
Let the tea brew well and then strain.
Add this water to the chole masala.
Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for about 7-8 whistle.
Now switch off the gas and let the pressure release naturally.
Now open the lid of pressure cooker.
Add the roasted kasturi methi leaves and mix well.
Now take a small tadka pan, add ghee in it.
Add asafoetida, ginger and green chillies to it.
Cook this tempering for 1 minute.
Add this tadka to the chole we prepared and mix well.
So the tasty chole recipe is ready to be served along with Bhature.
This can also be served along with roti, rice, puri, paratha or naan.