Name: Punjabi Chole Bhature recipe by PV Iyers Kitchen at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 cups Soaked chole; 1 teaspoon tea powder; 2 inch cinnamon stick; 2 green cardamom; 2 black cardamom; 2 bay leaves; 1 piece of mace; 4 cloves; 8-10 black pepper pods; 2 dry red chilli; 2 tablespoons oil; 2 teaspoon garlic paste; 1 teaspoon ginger paste; 3 medium onion; 3 medium tomato; 2 green chillies; 2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (shahjeera); 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 2 tablespoons Chole masala; 2 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder; 2 tablespoons clarified butter; 1 tablespoons chopped coriander; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup wheat flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon oil; 1/4 cup curd

Ingredients Serving: 5

2 cups Soaked chole
1 teaspoon tea powder
2 inch cinnamon stick
2 green cardamom
2 black cardamom
2 bay leaves
1 piece of mace
4 cloves
8-10 black pepper pods
2 dry red chilli
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon ginger paste
3 medium onion
3 medium tomato
2 green chillies
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon caraway seeds (shahjeera)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
2 tablespoons Chole masala
2 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder
2 tablespoons clarified butter
1 tablespoons chopped coriander
1 cup plain flour
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1 teaspoon oil
1/4 cup curd
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Oil for frying bhature

Instructions

Wash and Soak overnight, 1 cup raw chole chana or chickpeas along with 1 inch stick of cinnamon, black cardamom, cloves, black pepper pods, and mace
In a clean piece of cloth put tea powder, tie a tight knot. In a cooker add soaked chana along with the water in which it was soaked. Put this cloth into the soaked chana.
Add some salt and close the lid. Take 5-6 whistles and cook chickpeas until soft.
Ground the onions, garlic and ginger together to a fine paste
Separately ground tomatoes and chillies to puree
In a bowl mix together, plain and wheat flour, add salt, sugar, baking powder and soda. Mix well. Add curd and mix.
Knead a tight dough using some water. Apply oil, cover and keep aside for atleast an hour.
Let's prepare the Punjabi Chole. In a big pan add oil, shahjeera, red chillies, bay leaves, 1 stick cinnamon, green cardamom and fry.
Add onion paste and saute.
Add kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric and saute till the oil separates.
Add tomato puree and cook.
Add coriander powder and Chole masala. Saute till the oil separates.
Add Chole along with the water in which it was cooked. Mix well.
Add some salt and chole masala according to taste.
Add clarified butter(ghee) and mix. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Knead the dough for 2 minutes. Divide and roll into puris and deep fry in medium hot oil.
Serve with Pickles and salads. Jeera rice makes perfect combination with this Punjabi dish.

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