Vegetarian Recipes - Chole (chickpea curry)

Vegetarian Recipes - Chole (chickpea curry)

Serve this crowd pleaser piping hot and accompanied by pooris/bhatooras (fried Indian bread).

Ingredients:

* 2 cans of chickpeas (400 gm each)
* 2 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
* 2 bay leaves
* 5-6 cloves
* 3-4 green cardamoms
* 5-6 peppercorns
* 3 large onions sliced
* 2 large tomatoes chopped
* 2 tbsps garlic paste
* 1 tbsps ginger paste
* 2 tsps coriander powder
* 1 tsp cumin powder
* 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
* 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
* 2 tsps garam masala
* 1"piece of ginger julliened
* 2 tbsps fresh coriander leaves chopped fine

Preparation:

* Grind 2 onions, the tomatoes, ginger, garlic together into a smooth paste.
* Heat the oil in a deep, thick-bottomed pan on a medium flame.
* Add the bay leaves, cloves, cardamom and peppercorns and fry for 1/2 a minute.
* Add the remaining sliced onion and fry till light golden. Add the onion-tomato paste and fry till the oil begins to separate from the paste.
* Add the dry spices - cumin, coriander, red chilli, tumeric and garam masala powders. Fry for 5 minutes.
* Drain the water in the can from the chickpeas and rinse them well under running water. Add the chickpeas to the masala. Mix well.
* Add salt to taste and water to make gravy (about 1 1/2 cups).
* Simmer and cook covered for 10 minutes.
* Use a flat spoon to mash some of the chickpeas coarsely. Mix well.
* Garnish with juliennes of ginger and finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.
* Serve piping hot with pooris/bhatooras.