Easy and tasty Chole masala Recipe

CHOLE is originally a Punjabi specialty and is an absolutely decadent treat that is a must try food both at home as well as in streets all over India particularly north India.

It is best enjoyed with POORI or BHATURA (a puffed and deep fried Indian bread) and also goes well with rice, roti, poori etc.

Kabuli Chana also known as white chickpeas or garbanzo beans, is also a protein rich food, making chole an ideal and enjoyable food for lunch box for growing children.

To make chole at home in my own way, follow the detailed step by step recipe with photos posted below.

Ingredients:

• Kabuli Chana(white chickpeas) 3 bowl
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Chutney masala 3 tsp
• Salt as per taste.

For masala (gravy) ingredients:

• Chopped medium size onion 3 nos.
• Chopped Tomatoes 2 nos.
• Grated small dry coconut  1 small bowl
• ginger -garlic paste 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds  1tsp
• White sesame seeds  2 tspn
• Coriander seeds  2 tspn
•  Lavang (Cloves) 4
• Star anise 1 no.
• Dalchini (cinnamon sticks) 4 small sticks

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Recipe:

For Pressure cooking Chana:

• Wash and rinse of kabuli Chana or white chickpeas. Soak them overnight, To add sufficient amount of water as the chickpeas will expand in size when they are soaked.
• Transfer the soaked chickpeas to a pressure cooker and add 3 cup water, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp salt.
• Pressure cook for 4 whistles or until the Chana is cooked well. 

• Remove the cooker from heat and allow it to cool down. Once the steam is gone, open the cooker and check the chickpeas, You should be able to press them easily with your fingers. If not, close the cooker and cook for two more whistles. 

• Some chickpeas kept aside and it all press like paste of chickpeas, It helps Chole masala consistency is thick.

For masala preparation:

• Firstly in a pan, add 2 tsp coriander seeds, 2 tsp white sesame seeds, 2 tsp cumin seeds, cinnamon small sticks 4nos, cloves 4nos, Star anise 1 no. 

• Roast on low flame until the spice turn aromatic.

• Cool completely and transfer to a mixi.
• Blend to fine powder without adding any water.
• Chole masala powder is ready.
• Then add chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste and saute until the onions turn golden brown.

• Then add chopped tomato and grated dry coconut and saute them well until it's turns golden brown. It's cool down completely. You can use fresh grated coconut.

• This all fried masala and ready chole masala both are transfer to the mixi and blend to both all together masala, add water in it require for to make fine paste. 

For to make chole preparation:

• In a wok, heat 3 tsp of oil, Once hot, add blended masala add little water and add also chickpeas paste, mix well together.

• Cover the pan to prevent splash all around and cook around 10-12 mins.

• Then drain the chickpeas and ready chickpeas paste, add them to cooked masala.
• Add Chutney masala, turmeric powder and salt as per taste.

• Mix well together and cover it, Do not throw away once you have drained the chickpeas. We will add the same little water in the gravy.

• Add little water and cover the pan, cook until 15 mins. The gravy will thicken, If you add more water, then you can makes it curry type as per your requirement.

• Gas off and add some fresh coriander leaves.

Serve hot chole with puri or bhature, Roti, Paratha, Plain rice etc.

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Easy and Quick Homemade Tawa-Pizza

When you plan to make vegetarian pizza at home you just need the base, the pizza sauce and the toppings with cheese. Also I realized that many are not comfortable using yeast or are allergic to yeast here I bring you a recipe that doesn't require oven or yeast.

This rava pizza is so instant and you can just make it effortlessly in no time. Pizza recipes are not native to Indian cuisine but have been widely accepted and appreciated. The traditional pizza recipes are made on the oven which is not something common across Indian kitchen, hence to solve this problem, I have posted this recipe on the pan in a gas stove cook top. I have used semolina or upma rava which not only makes it healthy but also a tasty alternative.  

 Ingredients :

For Dough:

• Rava  3 cup
• Buttermilk  3 cup
• Rice flour 1 cup
• Eno  1 packet
• salt to taste
• Water  2 cup

For Toppings;

• Chopped Onion
• Chopped Tomato
• Chopped Shimla Mirch
• Boiled Corn
• Small Paneer Cubes
• Pizza Sauce
• Oregano
• Chilly flakes
• Mozzarella Cheese

Your choice of toppings with as per your requirement.

Method:

• In mixing bowl add the rava, then add the rice flour, Add Buttermilk, then add salt as per taste and mix it all in.
• Then add some water and mix until you get a smooth thick batter which is still at pouring consistency.
• Now cover it up and keep aside for 15 mints.
• After 15 mints the rava must has soaked up the water and is still at pouring consistency.

• Now add 1/2 tsp eno fruit salt and mix gently. do not over mix or rest the batter after adding eno.

• To prepare marinate paneer cubes, In small bowl take paneer cubes and which is marinated by chilly flakes, some oregano, pinch of turmeric powder, pinch of red chilly powder and 1 tsp coriander powder.

• To prepare sliced and roasted tomatos, shimla mirch, onion and boiled corn.

• Heat the tawa and grease it with tsp of oil.
• Pour 2 ladleful of suji batter and spread uniformly.

• Cover and simmer for 2 mints and until the batter is cooked well from bottom.

• Pour 1 tsp oil and  carefully flip over.
• Spread in 3 tsp of Pizza Sauce.

• Top with 3 tsp of mozzarella cheese.

• Also top with Sliced Onion, Sliced Tomato, Sliced Shimla Mirch, marinated paneer cubes, Boiled Corn.

• Now Sprinkle Chilly Flakes and Mixed Herbs or Oregano.
• Further top with 2 tsp Mozzarella Cheese.
• Cover and simmer for 2 mins, or until cheese melts completely and pizza is cooked completely.

Finally, Slice it and enjoy Quick Tawa-Pizza.😋

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