Chole is a classic Indian recipe that contains boiled chickpeas with a blend of aromatic spices. A combination of tempting spices with tomato-onion masala gives a flavorful taste to the chole masala. While making this recipe, we have to make onion and tomato paste for adding thickness to the gravy, also adding mashed boiled chickpeas gives thickness to the recipe of chole masala. But in most Indian houses, we often make chole curry by adding little hot water and reducing the tomato onion masala quantity.
The key to making a perfect recipe of chole is sautéing masala and spices. If onion and tomatoes are sautéed properly with all the spices, chole masala will turn into a flavorful recipe. Also, another point is adding thickness to the gravy. Try adding mashed chole to the gravy and it becomes thick in no time with a tasty creamy texture. So, let’s start with a detailed step by step recipe with all the tips to make it perfect.
Also, try other tempting curry recipes.
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Easy Chole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup chole
- 2 onion
- 2 tomato
- 7-8 garlic cloves
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon hing [asafoetida]
- 1 green chili [finely chopped]
- 2 teaspoons chole masala
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- handful of corinader
- salt to taste
- 4-5 tablespoons oil
Instructions
Prepare Chole:
- Wash and soak the chole overnight in 4 cups of water. They will increase in size, so soak in ample water.
- Next morning, drain the water from the chole and transfer them to a pressure cooker with 3 cups of water. Take 7-8 whistles to cook chole, they should become soft and easily get mashed by fingers. Take more whistles if required.
Making Chole Masala:
- Add onion slices, garlic cloves, and ginger in a grinder jar. Ground it into a smooth paste and keep it aside.
- Heat 4-5 tablespoons of oil in the kadhai. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida [hing], and finely chopped green chili to it. saute it for a minute.
- Now add ground onion, garlic, and ginger paste to it. Let it cook until the onion turns golden color and the oil starts to separate from it.
- Meanwhile, chop the tomatoes into large pieces, add them to a grinder, and ground them into a smooth paste.
- Once the onion is cooked, add 2 teaspoons of chole masala, 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, and 1/4 th teaspoon of turmeric powder to it. and saute it for a couple of minutes.
- Now, add tomato puree to it and mix well. let it cook for 7-8 minutes on medium flame.
- Meanwhile, drain the cooked chole. Take 2 tablespoons of chole in a small bowl and mash it with the help of a spoon.
- Once tomatoes are cooked, add cooked chole and mashed chole to it and mix well. Mashed chole helps to give thick consistency to chole gravy.
- Now add 2 cups of water, salt, and finely chopped coriander to it. let it cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame. And serve the hot chole masala gravy.
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Recipe of Chole Masala With Step By Step Pictures:
Prepare Chole:
- Wash and soak the chole overnight in 4 cups of water. They will increase in size, so soak in ample water.
2. Next morning, drain the water from the chole and transfer them to a pressure cooker with 3 cups of water. Take 7-8 whistles to cook chole, they should become soft and easily get mashed by fingers. Take more whistles if required.
Making Chole Masala:
- Add onion slices, garlic cloves, and ginger in a grinder jar. Ground it into a smooth paste and keep it aside.
2. Heat 4-5 tablespoons of oil in the kadhai. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida [hing], and finely chopped green chili to it. saute it for a minute.
3. Now add ground onion, garlic, and ginger paste to it. Let it cook until the onion turns golden color and the oil starts to separate from it.
4. Meanwhile, chop the tomatoes into large pieces, add them to a grinder, and ground them into a smooth paste.
5. Once the onion is cooked, add 2 teaspoons of chole masala, 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, and 1/4 th teaspoon of turmeric powder to it. and saute it for a couple of minutes.
6. Now, add tomato puree to it and mix well. let it cook for 7-8 minutes on medium flame.
7. Meanwhile, drain the cooked chole. Take 2 tablespoons of chole in a small bowl and mash it with the help of a spoon.
8. Once tomatoes are cooked, add cooked chole and mashed chole to it and mix well. Mashed chole helps to give thick consistency to chole gravy.
9. Now add 2 cups of water, salt, and finely chopped coriander to it. let it cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame. And serve the hot chole masala gravy.
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Tips And Variation:
- Add 1 tea bag to pressure cooker, while cooking chole. It gives dark color to chole gravy.
- While making chole masala, use a little more oil than other gravies to make it tempting.
- You can also add other masalas like kitchen king masala. And also skip 1 or 2 spices according to your taste.
- If you make and store pressure-cooked chole, tomato, and onion pastes on the prior day, then you can make this recipe in just a few minutes.
Serving Suggestions:
- Chole Chawal Recipe: Serve hot chole masala with jeera rice or plain rice. And pair it with a tasty raita or salad.
- Chole Rice and Papad: Fry some papad and pair them with chole rice. It tastes awesome.
- Chole Bhature: You can make fluffy bhature and hot rice with chole for a complete meal.
- Chole Puri: Prepare simple wheat flour fluffy puris to serve with chole. And pair it with cucumber salad or simply chopped cucumber slices.
