Amritsari Chole

Jun 14, 2020

Serves: 4

Why you should make this recipe:

Amritsari Chole is Punjabi style chickpea curry. This amazingly authentic curry tastes heavenly. This dish is sure to bring a flavor of Amritsar streets right into your home. It is so inviting and rich, spicy and full of awesome flavors. This a mandatory dish cooked by my mother for very Sunday Lunch

Ingredients

Chickpeas – 1 cup
Water – 2 litres, divided
Tea bag – 1
Oil – 2 tablespoons
Butter – 1 tablespoon
Star anise – 1
Bay leaf – 1
Cloves – 5 pods
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
Onions – 3 numbers
Ginger – 1 teaspoon
Garlic – 1 teaspoon
Green chili paste – 1 teaspoon
Tomato puree – 100 grams
Asafoetida – 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 2 teaspoons
Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Paprika – 1/2 teaspoon
Chana masala powder – 2 teaspoons
Black cardamom – 1 pod
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Chaat masala – 1/2 teaspoon

Method

Soak the chickpeas in 1 litre water for overnight.
Heat 1 litre water in a pot, add the soaked 200 grams chickpeas, 1 tea bag in it.
Cover it with lid and cook till you hear 4 whistles.
Drain and keep aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoons butter in a heavy skillet.
Add 1 star anise, 1 bay leaf, 5 pods cloves, 1 inch cinnamon stick, 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds and saute well.
Then, add 70 grams onions and fry till translucent.
Now, add 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon garlic and saute for 2 – 3 minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon green chili paste and mix it well.
Add 100 grams tomato puree and mix it well.
Cook for 3 – 5 minutes.
Now, add 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida and stir well.
Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and stir again.
Then, add 2 teaspoons coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 2 teaspoons chana masala powder and mix it well.
Now, add the boiled chickpeas in it and mix it well.
Cook for 5 – 7 minutes.
Add 1 pod black cardamom, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala and mix well.
Bring it to a boil.
Garnish with onion slices and coriander.
Serve hot with naan or puri.