Pindi Chole

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Ingredients list for Pindi Chole

• 1 cup Chickpeas soaked overnight

Method

1. Tie tea leaves in muslin cloth to form a bundle. Drain the chickpeas and transfer into a pressure cooker. Add 6-8 cups water, salt and tea leaves bundle and pressure cook till 6-8 whistles. Reduce heat and simmer till chickpeas are soft and completely cooked. Discard bundle of tea leaves.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add cumin seeds and dried pomegranate seeds and sauté till cumin seeds are browned.
3. Add onion and sauté till it is well browned.
4. Add green chilli-ginger paste and mix. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, chole masala and dried mango powder. Mix well and sauté for 2 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes, green chillies and salt. Mix well and cook till tomatoes are pulpy.
6. Add chickpeas alongwith cooking liquor. Mix well and transfer into a pressure cooker and put it on heat.
7. Add garam masala powder, cover and cook till 1 whistle.
8. Serve hot.

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