Chola Masala Recipe

We had this masala with chola puri and we make chola masala often because every one in my house loved it......Never do with store bought Chola masala powder. I always use the spices which are available in my house, which give traditional taste to the dish.. 

It is a served with famous punjabi dish called bhature and we often prepare it at our home, But i served with chola puri, lemon wedges and sliced onions...Coming soon i post Bhature recipe...  So try this at your home and let me tell how it is comes out from you.....

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Serve : 3 to 4

INGREDIENTS :

Cinnamon - 3 small sticks

Onion - 2 (chopped)

Tomato puree - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 spn

Kasuri methi / dried funugreek leaves - 2 tbspn

Salt - to taste

Coriander leaves - some chopped

Oil - 2 tbspn

Lemon - 1/2

FOR BOILING CHANA :

Chana / kabuli chana / chickpeas - 2 cup

Salt - 1 tbsp

Water  for boiling

FOR MASALA :

Cinnamon / pattai - 2 small sticks

Cloved / krambu - 3

Whole pepper / mulu milagu - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

Dry red chilli - 5

METHOD :

• Soak chana over night or up to 8 hours. Drain it and add to the pressure cooker with salt and cook it for 4 whistle.
• Then turn off the heat, lets the steam go all by itself. now open the cooker and set aside.
• Now start by making masala... dry roast all ingredients given in the list till nice aroma comes. remove it to a plate and allow it to cool down and grain it into fine powder.
• Heat 2 tbspn of oil in a pan. Add cinnamon, onion, ginger garlic paste, and fry it till golden.
• Now add in tomato puree  and saute it for 5 mins.
• Add the ground masala and mix well 
• Now add 3/4 cup of cooked chana to that and 1/4 where remaining in the plate itself.
• Add salt and kasuri methi leaves and saute well untill the masala were well mix with the channa.
• Now add 1/4 cup of cooked chana to the blender and make it into fine paste.
• Add some water to the gravy and bring this to a boil 
• Simmer it for 15 mins untill oil floats on top.
• Garnish with cilantro / coriander leaves and serve hot with chola puri 
• That is the big size puri which i have made it for you.
• Click chola puri to view.

PICTORIAL :

Take chana in a bowl

Add in water

Soak over night

In a cooker add in soak chana and water

Salt

Close the cooker and whistled it for 4

Chana is cooked

Till soft

Drain it

Ingredients you need for roasting

Start roasting till it colour change

Now put in a blender

And powder it.. and the masala is ready

Take all your ingredients

Heat oil

Add in cinnamom

Chopped onion

Ginger garlic paste

Toss them till brown

Add in tomato puree

Then your masala powder

Toss well

Add in 3/4 cup of cooked chana 

Remaining chana 1/4 in the plate

Add kasuri methi

Season with salt

Toss well

Add channa to the blender

Grain it

Add that in to the gravy

Add some water

And cilantro mix it evenly

And a squeeze of lemon

Mix well ....DONE

Serve