How to make Chole Bhature - SK Khazana -
Ideal way to begin a chilly winter day – a plate of chole-bhature will completely satiate you
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Main Ingredients : Chickpeas, Refined flour
Cuisine : Punjabi
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
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Chole Bhature - SK Khazana Recipe Card
Punjabi food is wholesome and full of rustic flavour. The custom of cooking in community ovens or tandoors prevails in rural pockets even today. The cuisine is characterised by a profusion of dairy products in the form of malai, paneer and dahi. The dals are a speciality of this type of cuisine, made of whole pulses like black gram, green gram and Bengal gram. They are cooked on slow fire, often simmered for hours till they turn creamy and then flavoured with spices and rounded off with malai for that rich finish. The food is simply delicious.
The most unique thing about cooking in a tandoor is the smoky flavour that the food gets making it tastier. Moreover it is a healthy way of cooking since minimum fat is required and the food generally gets cooked in its own juices thus retaining its natural flavours. Besides it is not only easy to digest, it is also very hygienic. In conclusion one can safely say that it is through tandoori cooking that Indian cuisine first got globally acknowledged.
Prep Time : 8-10 hour
Cook time : 51-60 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Chole Bhature - SK Khazana Recipe
Chickpeas soaked for 6-8 hours and drained 3/4 cup
Refined flour 21/2 cups
Tea bags 2-3
Salt to taste
Dried pomegranate seeds 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Oil 2 tablespoons
Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste 1 tablespoon
Onion large, finely chopped 1
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder 2 teaspoon
Chole masala 1 teaspoon
Dried mango powder 1/2 teaspoon
Green chillies slit 2-3
Ginger cut into thin strips 1 inch
Tomatoes medium, diced 2
Ghee 2 tablespoons
Fresh coriander sprig for garnishing
Bhature
Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon
Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Yogurt 1/4 cup
Oil 1 tablespo for deep-frying
Method
Step 1
Pressure cook the chickpeas with 5-6 cups water, salt and 2-3 tea bags till 6-7 whistles are given out.
Step 2
Reduce heat and simmer till chickpeas are soft and completely cooked. Discard the tea bags, drain the chickpeas and reserve the stock.
Step 3
Dry-roast dried pomegranate seeds and cumin seeds in a non-stick pan on low heat till dark golden brown and fragrant.
Step 4
Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep non-stick pan. Add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and sauté for 30 seconds. Add onion, mix and sauté till golden brown.
Step 5
Put the roasted dried pomegranate seeds and cumin seeds in a mortar, add some salt and coarsely crush with a pestle.
Step 6
Add chilli powder, coriander powder, chole masala, dried mango powder, green chillies, ginger strips, tomatoes and salt, mix well, cover and cook on low heat till tomatoes turn soft.
Step 7
To prepare bhature, take flour in a mixing bowl, add baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, yogurt and 1 tablespoon oil in a bowl.
Step 8
Add chickpeas, 1½ cups reserved chickpea stock and ground pomegranate-cumin seed mixture and, mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 minutes.
Step 9
Add sufficient water to the flour mixture and knead into a soft dough.
Step 10
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Step 11
Heat ghee in a tempering pan. Add it to chole, cover and continue to cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
Step 12
Grease your palms and divide the dough into equal portions and shape them into balls. Lightly flatten each ball, apply some oil and roll out into thick oval bhatura.
Step 13
Slide in each bhatura into hot oil and deep-fry on medium heat till they puff up and turn light golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 14
Open the lid of the chole pan and mix well. Switch the heat off.
Step 15
Arrange the bhature on a serving plate, put chole into a serving bowl, garnish with a coriander sprig and serve hot with bhature.
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