Punjabi Thali |Punjabi Chole Recipe ~ Thali Recipes
 
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Punjabi chole is made with Kabuli channa / Chickpeas with lots of flavors add this curry simply delicious to go with any Indian breads.
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Punjabi Cuisine
Serves: 5
Ingredients
  • Kabuli channa / Chickpeas - 1 cup
  • Potato -1 medium size
  • Tomatoes -1 medium size
  • Onion - 2 medium size
  • Tea / Chai patti - 2tbsp
  • Black Cardamom - 2 nos
  • Cinnamon stick- ½ "inch
  • Cloves - 2-3 nos
  • Cardamom- 2 nos
  • Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
  • Green chilli - 2 slit
  • Red chilli pd - 1 tsp
  • Coriander pd - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric pd - ½ tsp
  • Amchur pd - ¼ tsp
  • Garam masala - ½ tsp
  • Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp ( chopped)
  • Ginger - 2-3 Julience
  • Oil- 2 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Soak the chickpeas / Kabuli channa in water overnight.
  2. Make a potli (with cheesecloth) with chai patti / tea and black cardamom.
  3. Next day drain the water, add fresh water to the chole and also add the whole potato in a pressure cooker.
  4. Add salt and place the potli, close the lid and pressure cook them for 3 whistles
  5. After the pressure is released, remove the lid and strain the channa and remove the potato cut them into pieces (discard the potli).
  6. Grind tomatoes and make a puree. Grind the onions as well and make puree separately.
  7. In a pan heat oil add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom.
  8. Once it pops add green chillies, ginger garlic paste and sautes for few seconds.
  9. Add the onion puree and saute it well till raw flavor goes off.
  10. Add red chilli pd, turmeric pd, coriander pd, amchur pd, garam masala, salt and saute them well.
  11. Add tomato puree and boil the masalas for few minutes.
  12. Once the oil oozes out from the sides add the boiled channa and potato to the masala.
  13. Add water as needed to make gravy and let the gravy boil well so that all the flavors combine.
  14. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander, ginger julienne and serve hot with phulkas or naan or bhatura.
Recipe by Desi Fiesta at https://www.desifiesta.com/2018/03/punjabi-thali-punjabi-chole-recipe-thali-recipes.html