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Pindi Chole Recipe (Pindi Chana Recipe)

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Pindi Chole Recipe

I badly wanted to try pindi chana(punjabi chole) as I have tasted it in restaurants and also in ready to eat. I got the ingredients ready and totally forgot about it.Then a sudden urge last month and I finally made this, should I say about the taste…? It was a totally different from the usual chana masala we make, am sure this will add on to my fav sidedishes for roti or even poori.I referred the recipe from a cookbook by MenuRani Chellam.

Pindi Chole Recipe

Pindi Chana Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 8 hrs soaking time | Cooking Time : 30 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

White Chana – 3/4 cup
Onion – 1 finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste – 1.5 tsp
Tomato puree – from 2 medium sized tomatoes
Green Chillies- 2 slitted
Tea Bag – 1
Cinnamon – 1/4 inch piece
Cardamom – 1
Red Chilli Powder – 3/4 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1/2 tsp
Amchur powder(Dry mango powder) – 1 tsp
Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp finely chopped
Lemon juice – 2 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Salt – to taste

To roast and grind:

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Anardana seeds(Pomegranate Seeds) – 2 tsp

Method:

  1. Dry roast cumin and anardana seeds till nice aroma rises, and grind it to a coarse powder, Set aside. Soak chana overnight and pressure cook with enough water along with tea bag,cinnamon and cardamom for 6-7 whistles.Drain water and keep chana aside.Reserve drained water.Heat oil in a pan add onion, ginger garlic paste and green chillies saute till golden brown.
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  2. Add the tomato puree,roasted powder,red chilli powder,garam masala powder and required salt. Saute till raw smell leaves.Then add reserved boiled water.
    How to make pindi chana - Step1
  3. Allow it to boil for few mins.Once it becomes thick like a semi thick gravy add the cooked channa.
    How to make pindi chana - Step2
  4. Add amchur powder , give a quick stir and let chana absorb the gravy well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and switch off.Add lemon juice while serving along with onion rings.
    How to make pindi chana - Step3

Serve hot with phulkas / pooris.
Pindi Chole Recipe


My Notes:

  • Usually pindi channa is semi dry but if you want more gravy then add 1 more tomato for making the puree.
  • Dont skip amchur powder and anardhana seeds they give a great flavour to the curry.
  • If you have big cardamom use it, I dont have, so skipped and used green cardamom itself.The darker color is because of the teabag , it gives a great flavour to the gravy.
  • You will get Pomegranate seeds in Nuts and Spices.

Pindi Chole Recipe


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