Pindi Chole Recipe, Punjabi Pindi Chana

Pindi Chole Recipe, Punjabi Pindi Chana – How to make Punjabi Pindi Chole

Cuisine: Indian Cuisine – Pindi Chole

Preparing Time – 20 Minutes

Cooking Time – 1 Hour

Serving – 4

Ingredient for Pindi Chole / Punjabi Pindi Chana

• 250 grams chole / kabuli chana / White chick peas
• 1 teaspoon tea leaves
• 7-8 cloves
• 3-4 cinnamon
• 3-4 Green cardamom
• 2-3 Black cardamom
• 2-3 Bay leaves
• A inch Ginger
• 2-3 Green chilies
• 1 teaspoon turmeric / haldi powder
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon dried mango powder
• 2 tablespoon ajwain
• 1 teaspoon kasuri methi
• 1 tablespoon tamarind water
• 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dhaniya powder
• Black salt and regular salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin / jeera powder
• 1 teaspoon Pomegranate powder

Method of cooking for Pindi Chole / Punjabi Pindi Chana

• Soak chole overnight
• Take a cloth and put tea leaves, bay leaves, cloves, green and black cardamom, cinnamon in it, make a bundle by tying a knot (Potli)
• Take a pan and put soaked chole in it along with the bundled spices, salt, add water and allow it to boil for at least an hour.
• Once boiled, add dhania powder, jeera powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, dried mango powder, pomegranate powder and kasuri methi and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add ajwain, ginger, garlic and green chilies, saute it nicely and add this Tadka into chole.
• Add water, pinch of black salt, one tablespoon tamarind puree, salt as per taste into chole and cook it on medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Once cooked garnish with chopped coriander.