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  Name: Amritsari Chole Popular
  Category: Vegeterian Dishes
  Author: Rosie, Sydney
  Date: 1/19/2006 5:37:00 AM
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Ingredients:
Ingredients

To Boil
250 grams Chole (Chickpeas)

1 teabag ( this is used to give the black colour)
or
Amla 1 ( If you can find it then use it instead of tea bag, this has great nutrients and will give the dark colour as well)

4-6 Pieces Kali Ilaichi
Salt to taste
Black Salt 1 teaspoon ( use as desired or mix half of white salt and half of black salt)

3-4 Green Chillies - finely chopped
2-3 Tomatoes - finely chopped
1 piece Ginger - finely chopped
2-3 tsp Green Corriander - finely chopped
1 Onion - finely chopped
1/2 tsp Mangopowder (aamchur)
1 Tbsp Garam Masala
Red Chillies to taste
2 tsp dry Coriander Powder
100 gms Table spoon Ghee
2 pieces Bay Leaves


For Dry Spices ( Masala)
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
6 pieces Clove
1 piece Cinnammon
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp. Jeera
1 tsp Coriander seeds
2 tsp Anardana
Instructions:
1. Soak Chole (Chickpeas) in water to soak overnight.
2. Take a pressure cooker ( or use a normal vessel for boiling) and add Chole, tea bag,sal and Black Elaichi and add lots of water and boil for 10 minutes in the pressure cooker ( 30 minutes in a normal vessel). DO NOT OVERCOOK .If you overcook Chole it will end up like a starchy paste.
3. After cooking discard the teaback.
4. On a Tava or a frypan , roast all dry masala and make a rough powder out of that and keep aside.
5. In a separate pan heat oil and add bay leaves and then fry the onions till golden brown.
6. Add Garam Masala and tomotoes and fry and then add all the Chole ( keep the water seperately ) in the pan and mix well for 2 minutes.

7. Add the dry Masala which you have already roasted on a pan.
8. Add Amchur,Black Salt( if using) and ginger. ( We add it late to keep the flavour)
9. Add water in which you boiled the Chole earlier.
10. Let it bring to a boil and then let it simmer for 10 minutes.
11. Add the 2 tsp dry Coriander Powder.
11. If the curry looks too thick then add some water.
12. Mash some of the chole by pressing it with a spatula to give it a thick consitency like thick cream.
13. Garnish it with chopped coriander. Green chillies halves.
14. Red onions soaked in vinegar are an excellent accompaniment with Chole.


Add some ghee.

Serve it with Naan, Rice or Roti


TIPS : The chole which you eat in the shops have slightly blackish colour.


This can be achieved in many ways at home.

While boiling the choles add One Tea Bag
or
add a Anvla (AMLA) it will make the choles black.
or
Add 2 -3 drops of soya sauce while you finished the cooking( DO NOT add more than this otherwise the taste will be overshadowed with Soya Sauce flavour)

Tip:
While Preparing the dry masala which consists of the following ingredients. Roast them till they start getting burnt and turn black.

For Dry Spices ( Masala)
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala
6 pieces Clove
1 piece Cinnammon
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp. Jeera
4 tsp Coriander seeds
2 tsp Anardana

Tip: Garnish it with Gigner Julienes , Green Coriander and sliced green chillies.
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There are: (23) comments
Author: divya

Date:  2/11/2010
Comment:
real delicious punjabi chhole,i have tried making many variations of chhole but this one came out to be the best,the taste of roasted masalas is great,mast mast chhole!
Author: Parul

Date:  1/12/2010
Comment:
i tried it at my home for my party. . and that was a wonerful experience. . everyone''s like it. great reciepe. . I really enjoyed it.. Thanks for this wonderful recipe. .
Author: julie

Date:  12/18/2009
Comment:
Greta Chola ! As good as what is served in my favourite indian restaurant. Thanks a ton !

The only change I made was adding some green chillli, which for me is tres indian!
Author: Shilpa Srivastava

Date:  12/2/2009
Comment:
I tried Cholle from the recipe given above and it came out too good...got tons of compliments...also the black color came after adding the dry roasted masala. i did not use the tea bags.
Author: meera

Date:  11/21/2009
Comment:
good and very useful.
Author: Jay

Date:  11/2/2009
Comment:
This one''s closest to my dream chhole recipe.
Use ghee for oil
Author: HS

Date:  8/26/2009
Comment:
Anardana adds bit of a tangy flavour, you can avoid it. Some alternatives could be Amchur (Mango Powder) or add 2 tablespoons of yoghurt added while cooking
Author: nimisha

Date:  8/22/2009
Comment:
hi... it looks an excellent recipie... How many does this quanity serve.....?????

please guide. is anardana necessary for the masala.... can anyother thing be used?
Author: Rahul

Date:  6/29/2009
Comment:
just cooked chole using the reciepe and I got loads of complments. FYI I am a guy with little or no knowledge of cooking
Author: ritu

Date:  4/10/2009
Comment:
recipe sounds yummy...sadly had already made chole and then came across it...will surely try this nxt time :)
Author: HS

Date:  2/24/2009
Comment:
Coriander Powder is normally added at the end ( See Step 11) when most of the cooking is done to keep the flavour. It also thickens the curry.
Author: trupty

Date:  2/24/2009
Comment:
Thx! Sorry, 1 more question. The "2 tsp dry coriander" is ground coriander? Can I add it at the same time as the garam masala? Sorry for all the questoins - I''m just a begineer!
Author: HS

Date:  2/24/2009
Comment:
The Amchur, Black Salt and ginger can be added in step 7. Ghee can be added as garnish.
Author: trupty

Date:  2/23/2009
Comment:
Thanks for the gret recipe. Just wondering when I should add the ginger, aamchur, tbsp garam masala (listed twice), dry coriander and ghee. Also, how much ghee should I use? Thanks.
Author: Vimla Thapa

Date:  11/6/2008
Comment:
To get the black color -- boil water with tea leaf let it cool and strain the water disgard tea leaf and use the tea water to soak the channa and boil in the same water also the dry masala helps.
Author: Vimla Thapa

Date:  11/6/2008
Comment:
I was looking for this recipe so much thanks to this website now every time I make this chole its a super hit, I don''t use the garam masala and tastes better if cook day in advance before serving.
Author: ritika

Date:  9/21/2008
Comment:
very very tasty
Author: Gunjan

Date:  8/13/2008
Comment:
Thanks for a sweet and love filled receipe. i shall definitely try and see wat magic it does fr me !
Author: HS

Date:  6/13/2008
Comment:
The Black Colour will definitely come - Use the Tea Bag while boiling and Add a Full Amla while boiling.
Author: Renu Sharma

Date:  5/25/2008
Comment:
Thanks for this wonderful receipe, i was not able to get black color while making channa but after trying your receipe i cooked yummy channa as never before. Thaks!
Author: bing

Date:  8/18/2007
Comment:
mast chhole!
Jai Bhole.
Author: harsh

Date:  7/13/2007
Comment:
hello
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