Chole bhature

ingredients

White chickpeas - 2cups

Onion - 3

Tomato -2

Ginger & garlic - 2 tbsp

Greenchilli - 2

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric pd - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Chole masala  - 2 tbsp

Cuminseed - 1 tsp

Teabag - 1

Salt - as per taste

Oil + butter - 3 tbsp

Asofeditida powder - 1 tsp

roasted kasurimethi - 1 tsp

Method for making chole:

wash the cheakpeas twice and soak overnight or 7 to 8 hrs.

Next day the chole will be double the size drain the water .pressure cook the chana with 6 to 7 cups of water ,salt and teabag and give 10 to 12 whistle.adding teabag gives a perfect punjabi chole .

after 10 to 12 whistle the chole is soft and tender.drainthe water and keepaside.

For masala

In a mixer jar add onion,green chilli,ginger garlic and grind into fine paste.

grind tomatoes in to fine paste.

In a pressure pan add oil cuminseed when it crackles add the onion paste.

saute nicely till the raw smell of onion paste goes then add the tomato paste.

add all the spice pd and saute nicely till all the masala bind together.add the chana 

after adding chana mix it nicely add the drained water according to the consistency of the gravy and pressure cook for 2 whistle.

open the lid and add roasted kasurimethi to the gravy.

for tempering take a small kadai add butter slit greenchilli and a tsp of chillipd and asofeditida pd.

serve this hot and spicy chole with bhature or naan.

Bhature receipe:

Ingredients:

Maida - 2 cups

Atta - 1 cup

Salt - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp

Curd - 1/2 cup

Oil for deep frying

Water for kneading the dough

Method for making bhature:

in a bowl add maida,atta,sugar,salt and curd ,mix well then add water and knead to softand smooth dough.cover the dough and keepaside for 3hrs.

make a medium size ball from the dough and roll into round or oval shape bhature.

Take a kadai heat oil and drop the bhature  in the hot oil and it will start puff.fry both side till light golden brown.remove drain on a tissue to remove excess oil.

serve this hot puff bhature with chole, onion and lemon wedges.