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Chole-Bhature Without Garlic and Onion

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Course Breakfast, Main Dish

Ingredients
  

  • Ingredients for Chole Bhature Recipe
  • Ingredients for Bhatura
  • 2 cups ½Refined flour or maida
  • cup ¼Yogurt
  • 1 litre Bottled Soda
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • Ingredients for Chole
  • 1 cups ½Chickpeas or Kabuli Chana
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 6 no cloves
  • 2 no Black cardamoms
  • 5 no Green cardamoms
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • salt to taste
  • 2 no Tea bags
  • 1 Juice lemon
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 no medium tomatoes
  • 2 no green chillies
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 4 dried Red chillies
  • 2 inches Grated ginger
  • Chole masala
  • 5 tsp Coriander seeds 6
  • 2 tsp Peppercorns
  • tsp ½ thAsafoetida
  • 6 no cloves
  • 2 no Green cardamoms
  • 1 tsp Dried mango powder 1
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • tsp ¼ thBlack salt ¼ teaspoon kala namak
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Onion seeds or kalonji
  • 2 tsp Dried fenugreek leaves or kasoori methi

Instructions
 

  • Method for Chole
  • Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a pressure cooker. Add cloves, black cardamoms, green cardamoms and cinnamon and sauté till fragrant.
  • Add chickpeas, salt, tea bags and sufficient water. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cover and pressure cook till 6-8 whistles are given out. Remove from heat, let the pressure reduce completely, drain and reserve the cooking liquor. Discard the tea bags.
  • To make Chole masala, grind together all the ingredients into a fine powder. Set aside.
  • Put 2 tablespoons butter, lemon juice, red chilli powder and 1 teaspoon Chole masala powder in another bowl and mix well.
  • Put 2 tablespoons refined flour and baking powder in another bowl and mix well.
  • Chop tomatoes and green chillies.
  • Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add green chillies and sauté well. Add dried red chillies and 4 tablespoons chana masala and mix well.
  • Add boiled chickpeas, reserved cooking liquid to the pan and mix. Add tomatoes, grated ginger and mix well. Cover and cook till the tomatoes are pulpy. Remove from heat.
  • Method for Bhatura
  • Take the flour in an open dish and add the sugar and salt to it. Now make a smooth dough with the Soda water. Cover with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for 20 minutes.
  • Take the dough again and make medium-sized balls. Roll the discs into a round or oblong shape. Deep fry Bhaturas in oil till golden.
  • Transfer the Chole into a serving bowl and sprinkle the remaining Chole masala on top. Garnish with onion rings, lemon wedges and serve hot with the soft, spongy, fluffy Bhaturas.

Notes

1, Add a handful of Chana Dal to Soaked Chana to get a thick Gravy
2. Serve Chole with Kulcha, Naan, Puri or Bhatura.
3. You can add ready chana masala too.