Chickpeas soup, Best Punjabi chole masala
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Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 4 bowls
 
Preparation time: 6 hours Cooking time: 30 minutes Very delicious and special chickpeas soup, best Punjabi chole masala
Ingredients
  • Chickpeas / chole - 1 cup
  • Tomato / tamatar - 2 large size
  • Onion / pyaz - 2 medium size
  • Ginger / adrak - 2.5 tsp, paste
  • Garlic / lahsun - 1.5 tsp, paste
  • Roasted coriander / bhuna dhania - 2 tsp, powder
  • Roasted cumin / bhuna jeera - 2 tsp, powder
  • Red chili / lal mirch - 2.5 tsp, powder
  • Turmeric / haldi - 1.5 tsp, powder
  • Garam masala - 1.5 tsp, powder
  • Black tea leaves - 1.5 tsp
  • Tamaraind / imli - according to taste
  • Salt - as needed
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Water - 1.5 cup
Instructions
  1. Soak white chickpeas in warm water for atleast 5 to 6 hours, then drain water and take chickpeas for further use
  2. Blend perfectly ripe tomato and onion one by one, soak tamarind in water, add tea leaves in hot water (strain tea before using) and keep those for further use
  3. Heat oil in a wok and add ginger and garlic paste, saute both for 1-2 minutes
  4. Now add onion paste & salt and cook till onion paste changes color to light brown
  5. Add tomato paste or tomato puree and mix with ginger garlic onion paste and cook till it releases oil
  6. Now spread all powder-spices (coriander, cumin, red chili, turmeric) and mix with all other ingredients
  7. Now add soft chickpeas (soaked in water), tea extracts & tamarind water and mix all ingredients and cook for another 5 minutes
  8. Now pour enough water and boil till it is cooked properly and then adjust curry according to your need
  9. Spread garam masala over the chickpeas soup and mix properly
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