Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature Punjabi Special

 

Items On Punjabi Breakfast Thali

Indian Bread- Bhatura

Punjabi Special- Chole

Oil Free- Dahi Bhalla

Green Coriander Dip/  Green Chutney

Now check how to prepare Chole Bhature.

Preparation time: 8 hours

Cooking time: 35 Minutes

Serving: 4 people

Ingredients:

For Chola

2 Cup Gm White Chickpeas/ Kabuli Chana, soaked and boiled

2 Medium sized Tomatoes, chopped

2 Green chili, chopped

2 Tsp. Ginger, grated

Salt to taste

2 Tsp. Chana Masala

1/4 Tsp. Garam masala

Red Chili Powder to taste

1 Tsp. Cumin seeds

2 Tbsp. Clarifying Butter

1/2 Tsp. Meetha soda/ Soda Bi carbonate

Green coriander, chopped for garnishing

1/4 Cup Tea Decoction for little flavour and black color

For Bhatura

250 Gm All-purpose Flour/ Maida

30 Gm. Semolina/ Suji

Soda water for dough

Salt

Mustard Oil

Vegetable oil for Frying

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Directions:

For Chola

Wash and soak the chole in water with little salt and meetha soda overnight. Now boil the chole with water in pressure cooker till to 5-6 whistles.

Heat the ghee in another pan on medium flame. Add cumin seeds, when cumin starts splutter. Add tomatoes, green chili, and grated ginger, sauté till to soft. Now add all spices and tea decoctions except salt. Cook for 10 minutes. Now add boiled chole and salt, cook for 10 minutes more. Add coriander leaves for garnishing.

For Bhatura

Combine plain flour, semolina, salt (a pinchful) with soda water for making stiff dough for bhatura’s. Now spread little mustard oil in bowl and keep the dough in bowl and cover it at least for 1 hour.

Now divide the dough into equal portions and roll it with the help of rolling pin. Heat the vegetable oil in wok, when oil is hot enough. Add bhatura in hot oil and fry it. Serve with hot chola’s and aachar.