Name: Kale Chole recipe by Archana Bhargava at BetterButter
Prep time: 480 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 540 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 500 gms kabuli chana; Water as required; Salt to taste; 2 tbsp dried amla; 1 badi elaichi; 1 Cinnamon stick; 3 big onions , grind into paste; 6 big tomatoes , grind into paste; 1 tbsp greenchillies ginger paste; 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger; 1 tsp finely chopped greenchillies; 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; 2 tbsp fried onions , Barista; 1 tsp jeera; 3 cloves; 8 black peppercorns; 1 Cinnamon stick; 2 big elaichi; 1 tsp roasted jeera powder; 1 tbsp anardana powder; 2 tbsp chole masala; 1 tsp black salt; 2 tsp red chilly powder; 2 tbsp dhania powder; 3 tbsp oil

Ingredients Serving: 10

500 gms kabuli chana
Water as required
Salt to taste
2 tbsp dried amla
1 badi elaichi
1 Cinnamon stick
3 big onions , grind into paste
6 big tomatoes , grind into paste
1 tbsp greenchillies ginger paste
1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped greenchillies
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp fried onions , Barista
1 tsp jeera
3 cloves
8 black peppercorns
1 Cinnamon stick
2 big elaichi
1 tsp roasted jeera powder
1 tbsp anardana powder
2 tbsp chole masala
1 tsp black salt
2 tsp red chilly powder
2 tbsp dhania powder
3 tbsp oil

Instructions

Soak kabuli chanas for 8 hours or overnight.
Then wash thoroughly and put in pressure cooker with salt, dried amla , black cardamom and cinnamon stick. Cover and cook for one whistle. Lower the flame and let it cook for an additional 30 minutes.
For the gravy. Heat oil and put all the whole spices such as cumin seeds, black cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Saute until fragrant.
Add in the onion paste and roast till brown. Add the green chilly and ginger paste and saute until fragrant as well. Add red chilli powder, dhania powder and tomato puree. Saute until the masalas start to leave the sides of the pan.
Now add the cumin powder, half the chole masala and black salt. Add some water. Bring it to a boil and add in the boiled chola. Mash a quarter of the chole into the gravy so that there's a body to it.
Now bring the cholas to a boil. Turn off the heat and add the remaining chola masala and anardana powder. Mix well. Transfer into a serving dish and top with fried onions and coriander leaves.

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