Kadai Chole is a very spicy, hearty and tempting curry prepared from white chickpeas. This very popular dish is prepared with a blend of selected spices. The white chana are boiled along with tea leaves tied in muslin cloth and then cooked along with choicest spices and ingredients. We love to have this spicy chana gravy with poori and chapattis.
Ingredients
Chana / chickpeas - 2 cups
Dried tea leaves or pwd - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Anadhana seeds - 2 tsp
Onion - 2
Green chilly - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp
Red chilly pwd - 1 tsp
Coriander pwd - 1 ½ tsp
Amchur pwd - ½ tsp
Chana masala pwd - 1 tsp
Garam masala pwd - ½ tsp
Fresh mint & coriander leaves
Few drops of lemon juice
Salt to taste
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Instructions
1.
Wash and soak chickpeas overnight or for atleast 8 hours
2.
Add the soaked chana to pressure cooker along with water
3.
In a small muslin cloth, take 2 tsp of tea leaves and tie it to small knot
4.
Add this tea bag to chana and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles or until the chana is cooked soft
5.
Once the pressure turns off, take out the tea bag
6.
Keep the cooked chana ready
7.
Heat oil in a pressure pan
8.
Add cumin seeds, anardhana seeds and wait to splutter
9.
Add finely chopped onion and saute it till transculent
10.
Add split green chilly and toss good
11.
Add ginger garlic paste and keep on stirring for one minute
12.
Add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, coriander pwd, chana masala pwd, amchur pwd and salt
13.
Combine well
14.
Now add chopped tomatoes
15.
Cover and cook for 2 minutes
16.
When the tomatoes are cooked soft add fresh mint and coriander leaves
17.
Once the masala turns thick, add the cooked chana
18.
Mix well
19.
Allow to boil for 3 to 4 mins
20.
Add garam masala pwd and stir
21.
Turn off flame
22.
Sprinkle freshly chopped coriander leaves and squeeze few drops of lemon juice
23.
Scrumptiously tasty Kadai Chole is ready
24.
Serve hot with onion rings as garnishing with rotis, chapattis, bhaturas, parathas or any type of Indian breads