Punjabi Masala Chole

This recipe is based on Tata Sampann Punjabi Chole recipe with variations done by me.

Ingredients

• 3-4 onions finely chopped
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
• 2tsp dhaniya powder
• 1 tsp jeera powder
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Lal mirch powder
• 1 packet Tata sampann Punjabi chole masala
• 3 cups chole boiled
• 4-5 slit green chillies
• Chopped coriander
• Salt & oil
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 star Anise
• 2-3 cloves
• 2-3 cardamoms

Method

1. Take 2tbsp oil in a large pan and put Bayleaves, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms and saute for some time
2. Add onions and fry for sometime until translucent
3. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry it well.
4. Add Dhaniya powder, jeera powder, chilli powder and mix well.
5. Add tomato puree and let it cook for some time. Add 1-2 tsp of sugar.
6. Once the oil separates, add Tata sampann chole masala powder 1 packet.
7. Cook for some time.
8. Add boiled chole, 1-2 cups of water and slit green chillies and let it cook with a covered lid
9. Once it boils, remove from heat and add chopped coriander and cover with lid.