Pindi Chole is a classic punjabi street food that consists of chana that is mixed with herbal spices. Although it’s a street food, it is very healthy as it is protein-rich, gluten free and vegan at the same time. Try it out!
Ingredients:
- 1 glass chana
Pindi Chole by Anju Malhotra - 1 tsp tea leaves
- 2 tbsp onion paste
- 1 1/2 tomatoes puréed
- 1/4 tsp hing
- 1 tsp roasted jeera powder
- 1 tsp amchur powder
- 1 tsp dhania powder
- red chilli powder to taste
- pinch of garam masala
- some oil
For seasoning:
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 1 tomato quartered
- long green chillies, sliced
- ginger juliennes
Directions:
- Soak chana overnight or minimum 8 hours.
- Boil in pressure cooker with 3 times water, salt and a potli/muslin cloth filled with tea leaves.
- Heat oil, add onion paste, brown it then add pureed tomato and cook till oil separates.
- Add dry masalas, hing, roasted jeera powder, amchur, dhania powder and chilli powder. If you want spicier taste, can add garam masala too.
- Add little bit water from the cooked chana to mix the dry masalas well with the onion tomato paste.
- Add the chanas with around 1/2 cup of the chana water, cook it covered till everything mixes well.
- Mash some of the chanas at the bottom of the pan. You can add more water depending on how much gravy you want.
For Seasoning:
- Heat some oil, add quartered slices of onion, tomato, green chillies, ginger julienes and chilli powder as per taste to give color.
- Put the chanas in a serving bowl, mix in 1 tbsp sweet tamarind chutney and pour the seasoning on top.
Recipe shared by Anju Malhotra
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