Choley

Ingredients:

1. Kabuli chana - 2 cups
2. Onion (chopped) - 1
3. Tomato (chopped) - 1
4. Ginger paste - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Garlic paste - 1/2 teaspoon
6. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
7. Chilly Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
8. Coriander pd. - 3/4 teaspoon
9. Green chilies - 2
10. Bay Leaves - 2
11. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
12. Oil - 3 tablespoon
13. Cilantro (dhania patta)[chopped] - 2 tablespoon
14. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
15. Salt (to taste)
    

Method

• Soak the kabuli chana in water, overnight. (Add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda also and cover it.)
• Wash and boil in a pressure cooker, until tender in touch.
• Heat oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds (jeera), green chilies and bay leaves.
• Add onion and fry till reddish in colour.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and chopped tomatoes to it and fry.
• Then add soaked garbanzo (chick peas) salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, 1/2 cup of water and cook. Fry until its start leaving oil on the sides of kadai.
• Add garam masala powder, coriander leaves (cilantro), and water and cook for few minutes.
• Put it in a pressure cooker, close the lid and wait for 2 whistles to come, then lower the flame and cook for 5-6 minutes.
• Garnish choley with sliced pieces of onion and chopped coriander.

Thanx again to Abha's Indian Recipes. :-)