Peshawari Chole

Chef: Aanal Kotak

• Recipe Servings: 4

• Prep Time: 60 Minutes

• Cook Time: 50 Minutes

Ingredients of Peshawari Chole

• Chickpeas 1 cup

• tea Leaves 2 tablespoons

• Oil 2 tablespoons

• Bay leaf 1

• Onions finely chopped 2 large

• Garlic paste 1 tablespoon

• Ginger paste 1 tablespoon

• Green chillies slit 2

• Tomato finely chopped 1 large

• Red chilli powder 1 tablespoon

• Coriander powder 2 tablespoons

• Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon

• Chana masala 1 tablespoon

• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon

• Salt to taste

• Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon

How to Make Peshawari Chole

1. Soak chickpeas overnight in three cups of water. Drain, add three cups of fresh water. Tie tea leaves in a piece of cloth and put it in the water and then boil till the chickpeas are cooked and soft and dark in colour.

2. Strain and keep aside. Heat oil, add bay leaf and chopped onions and sauté until golden brown in colour. Add ginger paste, garlic paste and slit green chillies, stir for some time and then add chopped tomato, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chana masala and cumin powder and sauté till oil surfaces.

3. Add boiled chickpeas, salt and approximately one cup of water and cook till the chickpeas get coated with the thick masala. Sprinkle garam masala powder, mix well and serve hot.