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
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.
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.
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.