How to Make Indian Punjabi Chole! Read Recipe !!


Punjabi Cholas are the best combination with bhaturas and are generally termed as Chola Batura. Chole Bhature is a Punjabi recipe loved by everyone. On any celebration you can make this delicious recipe that will be loved by all.
Generally, in any birthday party, get together, anniversary celebration this recipe is sure to be there as children's to adults all love to eat it. You can even serve Punjabi cholas with jeera rice, plain rice or roti or chapatti. Combination of jeera rice and chola is also loved by all. Lovers of rice will definitely love to eat it.
Even Samosa and chole are also served together and this also tastes great. You can try any of these combinations.

·         1 cup chickpeas (Kabuli chana or chola)
·         2-3 large tomatoes
·         1/2 tsp cumin seeds
·         Pinch of Asafoetida (hing)
·         2 tsp Corriander Powder (Dhania powder)
·         1/4 tsp turmeric powder (Haldi)
·         Tejpatta
·         1/2 tsp red chilli powder
·         2tsp Chola Masala
·         1/4 tsp Garam Masala
·         3-4 tsp Lemon juice or 1/4 tsp Amchur Powder
·         1tsp Salt (adjust to taste)
·         1 green chilli
·         Ginger
·         3 tbsp oil

1.  Soak Chole in water for at least 5-6 hours.
2.  Give 3-4whistle's to chola's with 3-4 cups of water in cooker.
3.  Add salt to it and cook it on medium low flame for 20 minutes.
4.  Grind tomato, green chilli and ginger together in mixer.
5.  Now take a pan and put oil into it. Place it on high flame. When oil is ready add cumin seeds, asafoetida and tejpatta to it.
6.  Now add tomato ginger paste to it. Add all spices to it like corriander powder, haldi and red chilli powder.
7.  When paste is ready now add chola masala and garam masala to it.
8.  Now add cooked chole to the paste. Bring it to a boil and cook it again for another 5 minutes on low-medium flame and for 10 minutes on low flame.
9.  Now at last add lemon juice to it or amchur powder.
10.    Garnish it with corriander leaves.
11.    Now your chola is ready. Serve it with Bhatura's or Plain Rice or jeera rice.


Instead of chola masala you can also use garam masala and amchur powder more in quantity. Like instead of 1/4 tsp garam masala use 1/2 tsp Garam Masala and 1/2 tsp Amchur powder.

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