Pindi Chole as the name suggests is a Chole (Kabuli Chana/Chick pea) recipe originating from the Rawalpindi region of Pakistan.
This is again my friend’s recipe whose family hails from the Rawalpindi region of Pakistan.
Simple Pindi Chole with a delicious blend of spices – my 2nd entry for Richa’s RCI-Punjabi Cuisine.
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Pindi Chole recipe
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~ 3 cups Chole (Kabuli Chana/Chickpeas) –the large grain variety
Ingredients
- 5 - 6 tsp tomatoes ginger , chopped1 paste
- 4 - 5 Bay Leaf Cloves1
- 1 Cinnamon small stick broken into small pieces
- 2 tsp Chole Masala
- 1 - 2 tsp chili powder Red
- 1 tsp seeds cumene
- 3 - 4 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp oil
- 2 tsps Tea leaves (or 1 Tea bag)
Servings: servings
Instructions
- Soak the Chole/Chana overnight.
- In a pressure pan/cooker add Chole, about 4-5 cups of water, 1 tsp Ghee, salt and tea leaves tied in a muslin cloth.You can also use a tea bag. The tea leaves give a nice dark brown colour to the Chole.
- It takes about 35-40 minutes after one whistle for the Chole to cook nicely.
- Heat 2 tsp Ghee +1 tsp oil (oil is my addition to the original recipe) in a wok/Kadai.
- Add the cumene seeds u2013 cloves-bay leaf and cinnamon and fry for 1-2 seconds.
- Add the ginger paste- Chole masala-chilipowder and immediately add the tomatoes.
- Cook the tomatoes nicely till they become mushy~ 5 minutes.
- Remove the Tea bag from the Chole and add the Chole along with the water to the tomatoes. Add salt, Adjust the water consistency to your liking and cook covered for 10-15 minutes on low flame.
- Serve hot with Paratha, Naan, Roti,Rice.
- Cook Chole 1-2 hours before serving, so that they soak in all the spices.
Recipe Notes
Pindi Chole with Ajwain(Carom seeds) Paratha
Great recipe and nicely decorated!
Delicious Chole, I love it with Batura 🙂
lovely recipe, great entry for the Punjabi event
pindi chole looks delicious, can never resist a bowl of chole! garnish is beautiful, great job!
thanks for this lovely entry!
Ooh! A friend from Rawalpindi and her chole recipe!! What more I can say? Must be really good.I will save the recipe:))
Looks delectable. And an authentic recipe too.. I have to try this..
The chole looks great. Great entry.
that a great entry. I add a lil tamarind pulp to it.
This is a nice recipe without garlic. Thanks for sharing 🙂
woohoo! no onions!! my kinda recipe.
@ Yes bee No onions and no garlic too for those who don’t like these ingredients its a very nice recipe!
Thanks for the wonderfull recipe.
Was looking for this recipe for long. Could you also post a simple chole masala recipe that can be made at home.