Another one of my favorite chaats- ragra pattice (as they call it in Mumbai) and chole tiki chaat (as I know it from Kolkata). Chickpeas are very healthy and an extremely versatile dish- I made extra to go with a bowl of rice (I am from Kolkata and love my rice).
Ingredients:
2 cups of chole (chickpea) soaked overnight
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion chopped into small pieces
1 tsp ginger/garlic paste
1 small can of tomato purée
1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp cumin powder
½ tsp garam masala
1 tbsp kashmiri chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
¾ tsp amchur powder, 2 tbsps coriander leaves & salt to taste
Recipe:
Step 1: Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in the bay leaf, cinnamon and cumin seeds. Let this fry for about 2 minutes.
Step 2: Add in the onions followed by the ginger/ garlic paste.
Step 3: Once the onions turn brown, pour in the tomato purée.
Step 4: Then add in the chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, amchur powder and salt to taste.
Step 5: Add to this mixture the soaked chole (chickpeas) and 2-3 cups of water.
Step 6: Pressure cook this mixture for at least 10 whistles (I kept it for 12 since I like my chole extra soft).
Plate up!!
Chole is normally served with baturas but we had it with the aloo tikis from the previous night (place the aloo tikis in a bowl and slightly smash them, followed by the chole, imli chutney, coriander chutney and diced onions). Garnish with coriander leaves and a dash of lemon. Check out my recipes on demand section for the recipe of the aloo tikis.
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