Chole Recipe

Chole Recipe – a delicious and protein-packed chickpeas curry from Punjab (North India). Chickpeas are cooked with onion-tomato gravy.

Chole Recipe (Punjabi Chole Masala)

Chole masala is a spicy & flavorful North Indian dish made with chole aka chickpeas, spices and herbs. Serve Punjabi chole with Bhatura, Basmati rice, poori or naan. Instructions for Stovetop and Instant pot included.

Prep: 10min

Total: 45min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 229 kcal, Carbohydrate 31 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 9 g, Sodium 123 mg, Fiber 8 g, Sugar 10 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chickpeas (or chole (uncooked dried))
• 1 tea bag ((optional) or 2 dried amla pieces or half tsp tea powder )
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• 1 small bay leaf
• 2 green cardamon
• 2 tablespoons oil ( or as needed)
• 1½ cup onions (finely chopped or 1¼ cup processed or 1 cup pureed (2 no))
• 1 green chilli (slit (optional))
• ¾ to 1 tablespoon ginger garlic (fine chopped or paste)
• 1 cup tomatoes (fine chopped or pureed (3 no))
• salt (as needed (I used ¾ tsp pink salt))
• ½ to 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
• 1 tablespoon chole masala ((refer notes))
• ¾ teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves) (optional))
• 1 tbsp ghee
• ½ inch ginger (julienne (for garnishing))
• 1 green chilli (slit)
• 2 tablespoon coriander leaves ((fine chopped for garnishing))

Instruction:

1. If the chickpeas are aldente or hard, then pressure cook for 2 more whistles.
2. When the gravy thickens, add ginger juliennes & kasuri methi if using. Turn off. Keep covered for a while.
3. Sprinkle coriander leaves. Serve chole with rice, poori or bhatura.
4. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Chana Masala | Chole Recipe | Chole Masala

One of the best chana masala recipe that you can make. This chole masala is made with freshly powdered spices, onions, tomatoes, herbs making the curry taste like the ones you get on the streets of Delhi.

Prep: 540min

Total: 585min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 239 kcal, Carbohydrate 37 g, Protein 10 g, Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 786 mg, Fiber 11 g, Sugar 9 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dried white chickpeas ((garbanzo beans, kabuli chana or safed chole) – 200 grams)
• 3 cups water (- for soaking chickpeas)
• 2.5 to 3 cups water (- for pressure cooking the chickpeas)
• 2 to 3 dried amla (or Indian gooseberry or 1 black tea bag, optional)
• ½ teaspoon salt (or add as required)
• ⅓ cup finely chopped onions (or 1 medium-sized)
• ½ cup finely chopped tomatoes (or 1 medium-sized)
• ½ teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste (or 2 to 3 small garlic cloves + ½ inch ginger, crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle)
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
• ½ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
• ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala (- optional)
• ¾ to 1 teaspoon amchur powder ((dry mango powder), optional and only to be added when you do not have dry pomegranate seeds)
• 2 to 3 green chilies (- slit)
• 1 to 1.25 cups water (or the stock in which the chickpeas were cooked)
• 1.5 to 2 tablespoons oil
• salt (as required)
• 2 black cardamoms
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 3 to 4 black peppercorns
• 2 cloves
• 1 tej patta ((Indian bay leaf) – medium sized)
• ¼ teaspoon carom seeds ((ajwain))
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• ½ teaspoon dry pomegranate seeds
• 1 to 2 kashmiri dry red chilies
• 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro))
• ½ to 1 inch ginger (- julienne)
• 1 medium onion (sliced or chopped)
• 1 medium tomato (sliced or chopped)
• 1 lemon (or lime, sliced or quartered)

Instruction:

1. Season with salt and pressure cook the chickpeas for 12 to 15 whistles on medium heat. The chickpeas should be cooked well and softened. The chickpeas should be soft when you mash it with a spoon or eat it. The chickpeas should not give you a bite when you eat it.
2. By now the chana will be cooked. You will see a darker brown shade in the safed (white chana). Remove the amla pieces which would have softened by now or the tea bag from the stock.
3. Stir and cover the pan with a lid.
4. This Chole Masala also tastes good with steamed rice or jeera rice or saffron rice.

Punjabi Chole Masala

Chole masala – This is a popular Punjabi chole recipe made with white chickpeas, onion, tomato and spices.

Prep: 480min

Total: 525min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 421 kcal, Carbohydrate 52 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 19 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Sodium 492 mg, Fiber 15 g, Sugar 11 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 Bay leaves
• 2 Black cardamom
• 4-5 Cloves
• ½ inch Cinnamon stick
• ½ teaspoon Black peppercorns
• 1 medium or 1 cup Red onion (roughly chopped)
• 2 small or 1 cup Tomato (roughly chopped)
• 1 Green chili
• ½ inch Ginger (chopped)
• 2 cloves Garlic (sliced)
• 1 cup Dried white chickpeas (Chole or kabuli chana or safed chana)
• 2-3 tablespoons Oil
• ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
• Salt to taste
• 2 teaspoons Red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Anardana powder (dried pomegranate seeds powder)
• 2 ¼ cups Water
• ½ teaspoon Amchur powder (dried mango powder)
• 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Instruction:

1. Now chop onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilies. Then make a smooth puree using the blender.
2. Lastly, garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.

Amritsari Chole – Authentic Punjabi Chole Masala Recipe

Amritsari Chole is an authentic Punjabi style chickpea curry that would surely bring a flavor of Amritsar streets right into your home. Perfect with bhature.

Prep: 05min

Total: 45min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 cup

Nutrition Facts: calories 202 calories, servingSize 1 cup

Ingredients:

• For Amritsari Chole:
• 2 cups chickpeas (Kabuli chana) cooked or dried (you can also substitute this with canned chickpeas)
• 1 large sized red onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 2 tablespoons channa masala powder
• Salt, as per taste
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder or per taste
• 3-4 green chilies, deseeded and slit, or as per taste
• 2 tablespoons tamarind pulp or paste
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 bay leaf / tej patta
• 3-4 black cardamom / moti elaichi
• 5-6 cloves / laung
• 1 teaspoon anardana / pomegranate seeds
• 1 teaspoon amuchur / dried mango powder
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar or regular sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi
• 5-6 pieces ginger, julienned (plus some more for garnishing)
• 2 black tea bags
• 1/2 cup steaming hot water
• 5-6 onion rings
• 1 tablespoon cilantro (coriander) leaves for garnishing
• For Serving:
• Bhature, kulcha, or puri
• Sliced onions
• Pickle
• Lemon wedges
• NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.

Instruction:

1. NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
2. NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
3. ENJOY THIS RECIPE.

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FAQ

What is the difference between chole and chana?

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What dishes go with chole?

• Chole Bhature.
• Pindi Chole, Punjabi Pindi Chana Recipe. …
• Chole, Punjabi Chole Masala, Chole Recipe. …
• Chole Samosa Chaat.
• Baked Chole Parcels.
• Roti Nu Shaak, Roti ki Sabzi.
• Spicy Corn Palak.