MASALEDAR CHOLLE
Ingredients
Ingredients for Gravy
Instructions
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Rinse the chickpeas a couple of times in fresh water. Then soak them in water overnight or for 8 to 9 hours. Add enough amount of water as the chickpeas increase in size after soaking it. Later drain the water and again rinse the soaked chickpeas with fresh water.
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Add black tea bag. In a boiling water with soaked chickpeas. Season with salt. Cook until it gets soft.
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Heat oil in a pan or kadai. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for few seconds or till their raw aroma goes away.
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Then add chopped onions and saute stirring often till the onions turn translucent or light brown.
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Add tomatoes and saute stirring often till they soften and the oil starts to leave the sides of the onion and tomato mixture.
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Lower the heat and then add all of the mdh Chole masala that we together with the red chili powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder (optional).
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Stir and mix the dry ground spices and then add slit green chilies
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Add the cooked chickpeas. Mix well.
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Add salt according to taste. Then add about 1 to 1.25 cups of the stock in which the chickpeas was cooked. You can also add water instead.
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Stir and cover the pan with a lid.