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Chole Bhatura Recipe | Chole Bhature Recipe

Posted on June 15, 2018 Category: Gravy, Holi Recipes, Sidedish

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Chole bhatura recipe / Chole bhature recipe with step by step pics and a short YouTube video. It is the most famous protein packed gravy, made with white chickpeas, onion – tomato base and tempered with some Indian spices. It is always paired with bhatura for lunch or dinner in restaurants, but it goes well with our regular poori, chapati, phulka, aloo paratha etc… Even it can be had with plain basmati rice, veg biryani or hyderabadi dum biriyani too and the list is endless. It can be made within 1/2 an hour if you have the cooked chole in hand. Ok, try this gravy for this weekend and make it a special one….

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Chole Bhatura Recipe 1

Chole Bhatura Recipe

Chole Bhatura Recipe

Chole Bhatura Recipe | Chole Bhature Recipe

Priya Santhamohan
Chole bhatura recipe / Chole bhature recipe is the most famous protein packed gravy, made with white chickpeas, onion - tomato base and tempered with some Indian spices.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Soaking Time 8 hrs
Total Time 35 mins
Course Gravy, Side Dish
Cuisine Punjabi, Indian
Servings 4 People

Ingredients
  

For Pressure Cooking Chole

  • 1 Cup Chole
  • 1 Pinch Baking Soda (Optional)
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2.5 Cups Water

To Roast and Grind

  • 1 Large Onion
  • 2 Tomato
  • 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Oil

For the Gravy

  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Jeera
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 2 Cinnamon
  • 2 Cloves
  • 3 Cardamom
  • 4 Pepper Corns
  • 1 Small Onion
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder Link for garam masala
  • 1 tsp Amchur Powder
  • Salt As Required

Instructions
 

  • Chop onion and tomato roughly for grinding. Then measure and keep other ingredients also, for grinding. Now chop onion finely, slit green chilli and arrange all the other ingredients for the gravy.
  • Soak chole in water for minimum 8 hours or overnight. Then rinse well, add salt, 2.5 cups of water and pressure cook it for 5 whistles. In a pan, pour 1/2 tbsp of oil, add roughly chopped onion and tomato. Saute till onion turn translucent and tomato turns mushy.
  • Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and give a quick stir. Then add ginger - garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves. Let it cool down.
  • Transfer the sauted items to a mixer and grind it to a smooth paste, by pouring little water. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add onion, green chilli and saute well. Then add jeera, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves cardamom and pepper corns. Roast till nice smell wafts but don't burn it.
  • Pour the grinded paste and add garam masala powder.
  • Now add amchur powder and required salt.
  • Add pressure cooked chole and mix everything well. I didn't drain the water in the chole, if you want the gravy to be thick, drain the water and go ahead. Cook covered for 7 to 8 minutes in low flame until the oil separates. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it after 1 hour, so the masala and chole blend well.
    Serve this chole bhatura recipe with phulka.

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Keyword Chole Bhatura, Chole Bhature

 

Method
1. Chop onion and tomato roughly for grinding. Then measure and keep other ingredients also, for grinding. Now chop onion finely, slit green chilli and arrange all the other ingredients for the gravy.
Chole Bhature Recipe Steps1
2. Soak chole in water for minimum 8 hours or overnight. Then rinse well, add salt, 2.5 cups of water and pressure cook it for 5 whistles. In a pan, pour 1/2 tbsp of oil, add roughly chopped onion and tomato. Saute till onion turn translucent and tomato turns mushy.
Chole Bhature Recipe Steps2
3. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and give a quick stir. Then add ginger – garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves. Let it cool down.

Chole Bhature Recipe Steps3
4. Transfer the sauted items to a mixer and grind it to a smooth paste, by pouring little water. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add onion, green chilli and saute well. Then add jeera, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves cardamom and pepper corns. Roast till nice smell wafts but don’t burn it.
Chole Bhatura Recipe Steps4
5. Pour the grinded paste and add garam masala powder.
Chole Recipe Steps5
6. Now add amchur powder and required salt.
Chole Bhatura Recipe Steps6
7. Add pressure cooked chole and mix everything well. I didn’t drain the water in the chole, if you want the gravy to be thick, drain the water and go ahead. Cook covered for 7 to 8 minutes in low flame until the oil separates. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it after 1 hour, so the masala and chole blend well.
Chole Recipe Steps7
Serve this chole bhatura recipe with phulka.

 

Chole Bhature Recipe

Chole Bhature Recipe

Tips
1. Soaking the chole for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight is a must for easy cooking.
2. If you have forgotten to soak the chole, then pour very hot water over it and set aside for 4 hours. Then other steps are the same.
3. Ensure the chole is pressure cooked properly and it is soft.
4. Addition of baking soda when cooking chole is optional, but it lends softness to the chole.
5. For a quick version, canned chickpeas can be used. Drain the water in it and use, no pressure cooking is needed. But this chole bhatura recipe tastes better with freshly cooked chickpeas.
6. Also don’t add cooking soda more than mentioned, as it is not good for health.
7. For more taste, ghee or butter can be used for tempering the spices for this chole bhature recipe.
8. Even little-mashed chickpeas can be added at last, to get more volume and thickness in the gravy.
9. Instead of coriander leaves, little kasuri methi leaves can be added at last for more flavour.
10. This same gravy can be used as a base to prepare
rajma curry, paneer butter masala or even kadai paneer.
Chole Bhature Recipe 1

Chole Bhature Recipe

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