Spicy Chick Peas in Tomato Gravy (Chole)

The chole is another easy dish to prepare and works very well with bread. You can either work with the chick peas alone or cook it in tomato gravy. I used canned chick peas. However, if you like, you can buy the uncooked variety, soak it for a few hours, and pressure cook it.

Method

Canned chick peas 1

Finely chopped onions 1 cup

Stewed tomatoes 2-3

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Cinnamon sticks 2

Finely chopped ginger

Finely chopped garlic

Finely chopped green chillies

Garam masala 2-3 tsps

Chilli powder 2 tsps

Turmeric 1 tsp

Cumin seeds

Asafoetida

Coriander for garnish

Salt to taste

Juice of lime

Cooking oil

Method

1. Wash the canned chick peas thoroughly and pressure cook it to one whistle to soften it.

2. Puree the stewed tomatoes.

3. Heat oil in a wok and splutter cumin, cinnamon, hing, ginger-garlic paste, ginger and garlic pieces along with the chillies.

4. Saute well and pour the tomato puree into the wok.

5. Allow it to cook well until the spices and the puree fuse well.

6. Add the garam masala, turmeric, chilli powder and saute.

7. Once the spices cook, add the cooked chick peas.

8. Add salt to taste and cook on low flame for ten minutes.

9. Once the dish cools a litle, add the juice of lime.

10. Garnish with chopped coriander.