Popular North Indian snack- Chole Bhature.

Hi Friends,

Hope you tried and enjoyed my Maalpua recipe...now on a sweet note we can start other recipes as per my friend's demands and today's recipe is a favorite fast food from North India but popular all over India as well as abroad...yes...I am talking about Chole Bhature and here is today's recipe...

CHOLE BHATURE:

INGREDIENTS:

FOR CHOLE:

Chole (Chick peas)

Onion

Ginger & Garlic paste
Dhania Powder (Coriander powder)

Haldi Powder (Turmeric powder)

Mirchi Powder (Red chili powder)

Chole Masala/Chana masala 

Ajwain (Carom seeds)

Imli (Tamarind) paste

Oil

Salt 

Green coriander for garnishing

Green chilies for garnishing
Tomato for garnishing

FOR BHATURE:

Maida (Refined flour)

Salt

Curd

Oil for frying

METHOD:

Chole:

Soak Chole overnight.
Grind Onion and fry it in oil with ginger & garlic paste-once this onion, garlic and ginger paste is done,add dhania powder, haldi powder, mirchi powder along with chole/chana masala. Remember to add ajwain at this stage...fry the masala till it leaves the oil and then add chole, salt, tamarind paste and water. I don't use too much water as i prefer my chole with thick gravy..Cook till chole are done...it should take atleast 15 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker...to know whether they have cooked properly or not, check their skin-cooked chole's  skin easily comes out.

Garnish chole with green coriander, green chilies and pieces of tomatoes.

Bhature:

Knead maida with a little salt, curd and water. Cover the dough with a wet cloth and keep it at a warm place  for at least 4 hours or more, depending upon room temperature, to ferment, 
Take small balls of this dough and roll into bhaturas...they can be round or oval as per you choice and deep fry them till they are done.

TIPS: 

1. You can add little sugar in chole if you like sweet and sour taste. 

2.The purpose of Ajwain is to take care of gas that the legumes may cause in some people.

3.In case you have  forgotten to soak choles but  still crave for it...don't worry, you can soak them in hot water for about an hour and cook it with some baking soda.

I have given you basic recipe, variation you keep trying...after all it's for your own palate.:D

Happy cooking...