Chole Bhature
Chole Bhature is a very tasty dish, the togetherness of Chole (big white grams) with
Maida or Atta makes this dish almost delicious and brisk Almost all the people
in the country prepare this delicious item for breakfast or evening
snacks. plenty of restaurants regularly
making Chole Bhature as their premier food item.
Chole Bhature is most famous
in the Northern, North West, North East and Central and Western parts of the
country. This is mainly known as Punjabi
dish.
The Maida(Refined flour) is
mixed with water, pinch of baking powder and salt and keep aside for fermentation.
White grams are used for
preparing chole masala curry.
INGREDIENTS
|
CHOLE MASALA |
BHATURE |
|
• White grams
(kabuli chana) soaked overnight and drained 1 cup • Tea bags 2 • Salt to taste • Ghee 2
tablespoons • Cumin seeds 1
teaspoon • Green chillies
slit 2 • Ginger-green
chilli paste 1 tablespoon • Coriander
powder 1 tablespoon • Cumin powder ½
teaspoon • Red chilli
powder 1 teaspoon • Chole masala 1
teaspoon • Dried mango
powder ½ teaspoon • Dried
pomegranate seeds (anardana) roasted and coarsely crushed 1 tablespoon • Garam masala
powder 1 teaspoon • Fresh coriander
sprigs for garnishing |
• Refined flour
(maida) 2½ cups • Baking powder ½
teaspoon • Baking soda a
pinch • Salt to taste • Powdered sugar
2 teaspoons • Yogurt ½ cup • Oil 1
tablespoon + for greasing and to deep fry |
Method of Preparation of Chole
Take white grams in a big
bowl and add 2 cups of water on the previous day night for softening the white
grams.
In a Pressure Cooker of
medium size on the next day also add some water say 3-4 cups or as needed to
cook the chole (white grams) alone add required salt or say ½ tbsp.
Keep it to boil for 3-4
whistles in the Cooker.
Turn off the gas flame and
keep it aside.
Prepare the Masala in a bowl
with chili powder, black pepper powder, coriander powder and add
haldi(turmeric) into it and make a paste.
Place a Kadai and heat it up
and add 2 tbsp oil when oil is heated add rai and jeera into it, you can use
Non-stick Tawa also for preparation.
Add tomatoes and Onion paste
into it.
Add prepared Ginger paste and
prepared Masalas’ .
Add cut green chillies for
taste.
Add stock of chole (Kabooli White
grams)
Saute it well.
Boilt it for 8-10 minutes.
Switch off the flame.
How to prepare Bhature
In the morning Knead the whole
wheat flour, maida and salt together with adequate amount of water.
Sprinkle the yeast on top.
Leave it for 2-3 hours for the yeast to work.
Divide it into equal portions.
Roll out in an oval or round shape.
Deep fry till golden brown,
like a puri.
Serve.
