Chole Pindi Recipe (Spicy Chickpea Curry)
A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with kala chana (brown chickpeas) - soaked overnight, cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 10h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Chole Pindi Recipe, we will first cook the soaked Kala chana chola (chickpeas) in the pressure cooker
kala chana (brown chickpeas) - soaked overnight(1 cup) - 2
Click to see the video recipe of how to cook legumes like chickpeas in a pressure cooker
- 3
Make sure to cook the chola with a little salt
salt - to taste - 4
After it is cooked, when you place it between your fingers, it should mash easily
- 5
That's when you know you have the perfect texture of the cooked chola
- 6
The next step is to proceed to make the masala for the Pindi Chola
garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 7
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat
- 8
Add the onion, ginger, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, amchur powder, chilli powder, cinnamon stick and cardamom
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)onion - finely chopped(1)cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)inch ginger - finely chopped and more for garnish(1)green chillies - slit(2)homemade tomato puree(1/2 cup)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)anardana powder (pomegranate seed powder)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)amchur (dry mango powder) - (or juice from one lemon)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)inch ginger - thinly sliced(1) - 9
Stir fry the spices along with the tomatoes, until the onions and tomatoes soften
onion - finely chopped(1)homemade tomato puree(1/2 cup) - 10
Once the onions and tomatoes, soften, add the cooked Kala Chana and give it a good stir
kala chana (brown chickpeas) - soaked overnight(1 cup)onion - finely chopped(1)homemade tomato puree(1/2 cup) - 11
Cover the pan, and simmer the Pindi Chole for about 5 minutes so the chola absorbs all the masalas and gets good flavors and taste
garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped coriander leaves
onion - finely chopped(1)inch ginger - finely chopped and more for garnish(1)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon) - 13
Transfer the Pindi Chole to a serving bowl, garnish with thinly sliced ginger and a squeeze of lemon
inch ginger - finely chopped and more for garnish(1)inch ginger - thinly sliced(1)lemon - wedges to serve - 14
Serve the Chole Pindi Recipe along with Phulka for an exciting Lunch meal
lemon - wedges to serve
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Chole Pindi Recipe (Spicy Chickpea Curry)
A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with kala chana (brown chickpeas) - soaked overnight, cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 10h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Chole Pindi Recipe, we will first cook the soaked Kala chana chola (chickpeas) in the pressure cooker
kala chana (brown chickpeas) - soaked overnight(1 cup) - 2
Click to see the video recipe of how to cook legumes like chickpeas in a pressure cooker
- 3
Make sure to cook the chola with a little salt
salt - to taste - 4
After it is cooked, when you place it between your fingers, it should mash easily
- 5
That's when you know you have the perfect texture of the cooked chola
- 6
The next step is to proceed to make the masala for the Pindi Chola
garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 7
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat
- 8
Add the onion, ginger, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, amchur powder, chilli powder, cinnamon stick and cardamom
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)onion - finely chopped(1)cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)inch ginger - finely chopped and more for garnish(1)green chillies - slit(2)homemade tomato puree(1/2 cup)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)anardana powder (pomegranate seed powder)(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)amchur (dry mango powder) - (or juice from one lemon)(1/2 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)inch ginger - thinly sliced(1) - 9
Stir fry the spices along with the tomatoes, until the onions and tomatoes soften
onion - finely chopped(1)homemade tomato puree(1/2 cup) - 10
Once the onions and tomatoes, soften, add the cooked Kala Chana and give it a good stir
kala chana (brown chickpeas) - soaked overnight(1 cup)onion - finely chopped(1)homemade tomato puree(1/2 cup) - 11
Cover the pan, and simmer the Pindi Chole for about 5 minutes so the chola absorbs all the masalas and gets good flavors and taste
garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped coriander leaves
onion - finely chopped(1)inch ginger - finely chopped and more for garnish(1)coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon) - 13
Transfer the Pindi Chole to a serving bowl, garnish with thinly sliced ginger and a squeeze of lemon
inch ginger - finely chopped and more for garnish(1)inch ginger - thinly sliced(1)lemon - wedges to serve - 14
Serve the Chole Pindi Recipe along with Phulka for an exciting Lunch meal
lemon - wedges to serve
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