For kadai chole: which I( i as in sunainjee) make in the pressure cooker :
1.Soak the channa overnight .
2. Pound fresh coriander and red chillie together.
3. Put oil in a pressure cooker.Add garlic paste. Bhunno.
4. add the pounded spices
5. don’t let it become dark brown. Add tomatoes(finely chopped or paste)
6. add the channa, bay leaf , garam masala , salt and water
7. pressure cook
8. ready to eat.garnish with onion rings and coriander leaves
2nd one.
Make the chole –punjabi style
1. put oil in a kadai. Add ginger and garlic paste and jeera whole Add onion. Let them become transparent
2. add whole garam masala .
3. add Punjabi chole masala (packet) or coriander pwdr,red chilli pdwr, turmeric powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder and tomatoes/ paste
4. add the chole and salt .
5. Cook till done .
6. garnish with onion rings and coriander leaves.
oh in this recipe we have omitted the fact that the chickpeas need to be soaked before , ideally a day before( but thats allrite, im getting a woderful recipe from sunaina.)then washed and pressure cooked, to save on heat , light , energy costs. for those guys like us in hotels, boil, boil boil, in a pot, sometimes with the addition of a few tea bags, adds to colour thats all.
in case all of u guys are confused thats allrite , that was the aim in any case. quanties are not mentioned because you shld know all these things, and unless you play along tweak things a few times its not gonna come out right.??
