Chole

Ingredients:

1. Kabuli Chana - 1 cup
2. Cloves - 2-3
3. Peppercorn - 3-4
4. Cinnamon - 1 small stick
5. Jeera - 1/2 tsp
6. Onions - 3 medium (1 sliced and 2 chopped)
7. Tomatoes - 3 medium
8. Ginger - 1 tsp grated
9. Garlic - 8-9 cloves crushed or 1 tbsp paste
10. Green chilli - 1 slit
11. Red chilli pd - 1 tsp
12. Kashmiri red chilli pd - 1 tsp
13. Haldi pd - 1/2 tsp
14. Coriander pd - 1 tsp
15. Chole masala - 1 1/2 tsp
16. Salt - as per taste
17. Sugar - 1/2 tsp
18. Oil - 3-4 tbsp
19. Coriander leaves - for garnish
20. Water - as required

Method:

• Soak kabuli chana overnight.
• Next day boil along with cloves, peppercorn, cinnamon, 1 small onion sliced, and little salt for 3 whistles.
• Once cooled grind 4 tbsp chana with some boiled onions and spices to make a thick paste.
• Blanch 3 medium tomatoes and make puree(dont peel). 
• Heat oil, add jeera, 2 medium onion finely chopped, ginger garlic crushed or paste, green chilli fry well till raw smell disappears. 
• Add tomato puree, fry till oil seperates from sides.
• Add red chilli pd, kashmiri red chilli pd, haldi pd, coriander pd, Chole masala, salt , pinch of sugar and fry for few seconds.
• Add ground chana paste. Mix well. 
• Add remaining boiled chana with water. 
• Cook for 10-12 mins. 
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve with Poori/roti/jeera rice.