Delhi Style Crispy Spicy Chole Bhature Recipe

A spicy, traditional chole masala is served with puffy Indian bread called a bhatura. Chole bhature also known as Chana Bhatura is one of the most popular Punjabi dish like almost all over India. Chole stands for a spiced tangy chickpea curry and Bhatura is a soft and fluffy fried leavened bread. Chole Bhature is one of the mouth-watering, spicy, exotic dish from Punjabi Cuisine.

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Ingredients:

• Chickpeas/Chole
• turmeric powder
• ghee
• cinnamon stick
• cloves
• bay leaf
• dry red chili's
• onion
• tomatoes
• green chili's
• chole masala
• chat masala
• ginger-garlic paste
• cumin seeds
• asafoetida powder
• coriander leaves

Method:

1. Soak chole for at least 7-8 hours. Now drain excess water and add this chole in the cooker. Add 1tsp salt, turmeric powder, 2 and half cup of water. Cook on medium flame for 4-5 whistle.

credit:party image reference2. Heat up a pan add 3 tbsp oil. Add 2 tbsp ghee, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 1 bay leaf, 2 dry red chilies, 2 chopped onion. Cook it for about 4-5 min in medium flame.

3. Then add 2 chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp red chili powder, 3-4 small size of chopped green chili's, 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste, 3tsp chole masala, 1 tsp chat masala and salt to your taste according and cook it well.

credit:party image reference4. Now add chole and mix it everything nicely and cook this chole for about 10-12 minutes.

5. Now take another pan add 2 tbsp ghee, 2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp asafoetida powder, 1/2 tsp red chili powder. Then add this masala on a chole and cover chole for about 5 minutes. Add some chopped coriander leaves and served this chole with bhature.

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Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour - 1 and 1/2 cup
• Semolina- 1/4 cup
• Curd - 1 cup
• Sugar - 2 tsp
• salt to taste
• Cooking soda a pinch
• Ghee - 2 tsp
• A little Water
• Oil for frying

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients & knead it well. Add All purpose flour, Semolina, Salt, Sugar, Cooking soda & mix it well. Now gradually add Curd & mix it well. Then add little water & knead it into a dough.

credit:party image reference2. Let the dough sit for 30 minutes. Then add Ghee to the dough & knead again for 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Roll the dough into a small balls. Then flat it out with a rolling pin. Cut it out evenly with the help of a cutter or a simple round container, to get the round shape. Deep-fry in hot oil. Your Bhature is ready.

credit:party image referenceEnjoy your Punjabi style chole bhature!