How to Prepare Perfect Chole masala

Chole masala.

You can have Chole masala using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chole masala

1. It’s of chickpeas (soaked overnight).
2. You need of tea bag.
3. Prepare of cinnamon.
4. Prepare of cloves.
5. You need of small bay leaf.
6. Prepare of green cardamom.
7. It’s of oil.
8. It’s of chopped onion.
9. It’s of green chilli.
10. It’s of ginger garlic paste.
11. It’s of tomatoes.
12. It’s of Salt.
13. You need of red chilli powder.
14. It’s of chole masala.
15. You need of garam masala.
16. You need of Coriander powder.
17. You need of Turmeric powder.
18. It’s of kasturi methi.
19. You need of Coriander leaves.

Chole masala step by step

1. Drain the water from chickpeas and wash it well.
2. Add to a pressure cooker along with 1½ cup water. Add a teabag and pressure cook until soft for 5 to 6 whistle on a medium heat..
3. Add oil to a hot pan, add cinnamon, clove, cardamom and bay leaf. Roast it..
4. Now add ginger garlic paste and roast it until raw smell goes off..
5. Add chopped onion and green chilli. Roast it until golden brown.
6. Add tomatoes, turmeric powder and salt. Cook until the mixture turns mushy and soft..
7. Add chole masala powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder.fry them 1 to 2 minutes until oil separates..
8. Add chole with stock and 1 cup water or as needed.. mix it nicely..
9. Cover and cook on low flame for 18 to 20 minutes until the chole absorb the flavour of masala..
10. Add kasuri methi and off the flame and cover it for 2 minutes.
11. Heat ghee in a small pan.. fry ginger and green chillies until smells aromat. Pour it on chole..
12. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and serve it with rice, Puri or bhatura.