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 Chana Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 8 hrs soaking time | Cooking Time : 30 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Allow it to boil for few mins.Once it becomes thick like a semi thick gravy add the cooked channa.
- 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.
Serve hot with phulkas / pooris.
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.
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
March 21, 2013 at 3:12 pmDelicious and super tempting!!!! very nicely done..
Sowmya
Shema George says
March 21, 2013 at 3:15 pmThese chole look super delicious. Adding the tea bag is new to me – I dint know – thanks for sharing that tip. Nice bright and clear pictures- very beautiful 🙂
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Prathima Rao says
March 21, 2013 at 3:31 pmA fav & popular way of relishing chole..Looks too yummm!!!
Prathima Rao
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ramya says
March 21, 2013 at 3:44 pmDelicious looking chole! Great clicks!
Suja Manoj says
March 21, 2013 at 4:33 pmDrool worthy,looks so yummy
Paige Flamm says
March 21, 2013 at 6:50 pmThis looks super delicious!
Paige
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Priya Suresh says
March 21, 2013 at 9:48 pmWho can resist to this wonderful and delicious pindi Chole.
Teena Mary says
March 21, 2013 at 10:09 pmVery tasty looking dish! Tea bag concept is new for me too! Interesting!
Sireesha Puppala says
March 21, 2013 at 10:16 pmThat's awesome liked this a lot
Sona S says
March 22, 2013 at 1:53 amlooks absolutely delicious and tempting..
Nagalakshmi V says
March 22, 2013 at 1:55 ami prefer mine with more gravy the husband absolutely loves this!
uma shankar says
March 22, 2013 at 4:10 amyummy can eat it just like that!
Sangeetha Nambi says
March 22, 2013 at 4:52 amSuper perfect and real soft roti too…
Uma Ramanujam says
March 22, 2013 at 7:37 amI prepare it with little more gravy.. Looks very perfect…
Saranya Balaji says
March 22, 2013 at 9:54 amsuper delicious gravy…
Peggy G. says
March 26, 2013 at 5:05 pmThis looks delicious!
JEYASHRI SURESH says
March 27, 2013 at 11:06 amVery yummy and delicious one, perfect side for rotis
Nithya says
April 5, 2013 at 6:43 amYummy it looks. I recently bought this pindi channa from the ready food by ashirvad and loved it. Happy to see the recipe here.