Recipe for Punjabi Chole

Serves 4-5 people
Ingredients:

• Chick peas (Chole) 250 gms
• Oil 2 table spoon
• Corriender powder1 teaspoon
• Ginger (finely grated)  2 inch
• Jeera powder ½ teaspoon
• Dry mango powder  ½ teaspoon
• Garam masala  ½ teaspoon
• Red chilly ½ teaspoon
• Cinnamon sticks 2 inch
• Cloves 4 pc
• Cardamom 2piece
• Big cardamom 1 piece

Method

1. Soak chole overnight in water
2. Take 2 glass of water in pressure cooker add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and chole in water 
3. Put this on high flame and wait for 2-3 whistle
4. Then put the cooker on slow flame for another 30 min
5. After 30 min if the chole are completely boiled then heat oil in heavy bottom small pan
6. Then slow the flame of gas and add jeera and coriander powder when coriander powder turn brown add grated ginger in oil
7. When ginger turns its color then add garam masala and red chilly powder 
8. Then put this tadka in cooker.
9. Add salt, dry mango powder in cooker
10. Boil this for 15 min more.
11. Garnish the chole with tomato, onion and green chilly.
12. Serve this hot with puri or bhatura.

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