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dahi wale chole

dahi chole
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Ingredients

For soaking and cooking chana

  • 1 cup chana chickpeas
  • Water enough to soak and pressure cook
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon salt

To grind

  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1- inch piece of ginger
  • 8 cashews
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1 tablespoon Kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ cup curd
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 cooked chana
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder

For dahi chole

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • A handful of coriander leaves
  • 1½ cups water
  • 1 teaspoon kasoori methi
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoon heavy cream

Instructions

  • Soak chana overnight.
  • Pressure cook chana with water, garam masala, and salt for 8 whistles.
  • Grind the ingredients listed under "To grind" into a smooth paste. Set aside.
  • Heat the peanut oil and ghee in a pan.
  • Add cinnamon, bay leaf, and cumin seeds; let them splutter.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and sauté until mushy.
  • Add the ground mixture, mix well, cover, and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add cooked chana, water, onion, coriander leaves, and garam masala; cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add kasoori methi and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
  • Finally, add heavy cream and turn off the heat.

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