Chhole (chickpeas). Made with convenient canned beans, this quick and healthy Indian recipe is an authentic chickpea curry that you can make in minutes. If you want an additional vegetable, stir in some roasted cauliflower florets. Serve with brown basmati rice or warm naan.

Most famous being the Punjabi cooking method. The recipe that I'm writing below, is the way that it is cooked at my home, by my mum, and is also followed in many Punjabi households. In this recipe, canned chickpeas are used (who doesn't like a shortcut?), but you can also use dried chickpeas, available from most supermarkets and specialty Indian groceries. You can have Chhole (chickpeas) using 23 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chhole (chickpeas)

You need 2 cups of chickpeas.
You need 1 tablespoon of chana daal.
You need 1 of tea bag for colour.
Prepare For of gravy:-.
It's 3-4 of tomatoes.
It's of Small Ginger.
Prepare 2 of green chillies.
Prepare 2 teaspoons of Everest chhole masala.
Prepare 2 teaspoons of dry mango powder(amchur).
You need 2 teaspoons of coriander powder.
You need 1 teaspoon of turmeric.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of chilli powder.
You need 1 teaspoon of garam masala.
You need 1/2 teaspoon of Black salt.
It's as per taste of Normal salt.
You need For of tadka:-.
Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
It's Pinch of Hing.
Prepare 1 of Tej patta.
Prepare 1 of Dalchini.
It's 2 of cloves.
Prepare 1 tsp of Black pepper.
You need As required of Ghee.

If you do so, then factor in the time required to soak the dried chickpeas. After a night of soaking, boil the chickpeas with a little salt, until soft and then use. Add the boiled chickpeas to the yogurt curry. Add some water the chickpeas were boiled in, if you want a thinner curry.

Chhole (chickpeas) step by step

Soaked chhole and chana daal 4 to 5 hour in hot water..
Add to a cooker along with tea bag for colour..
Cook until for soft 5 to 6 whistle on a medium heat and chole must be soft when cooked not and if chole aldente or is hard, then cooked for 2 more whistle..
How to make chhole take a pan add 2 spoon ghee then add cumin seeds, tej patta, clove,black pepper, hing, dalchini and let the colour into turn golden..
Then add ginger chilli paste and tomato paste put all masala like turmeric, red chilli, garam masala, coriander, amchur, chhole masala etc and cook..
Cook till ghee start to leave and moisture is evaporated..
After that add chana(chickpeas)..
Add 2 cup of water and salt (black and white both)..
Boiled 15 to 20 mint, Garnish coriander leaves. And serve with bhature & pulav..

Dahi chhole is ready to eat. Serve alongside boiled rice for a delicious, filling meal. Notes: Try other ways of cooking chickpeas, Indian style: Soak the chickpeas overnight in enough water to cover them. Chana Masala is one of the most popular Indian curry dish made with white chickpeas in an onion-tomato base. Across India Chickpea Curries are made in various styles.