Paalak Chhole

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Paalak Chhole

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :1 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 45 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 45 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 250 gms chickpeas or chhole soaked overnight


  • 5-6 nos garlic cloves


  • 1 nos cinnamon stick


  • 1-2 nos big cardamoms


  • 1-2 nos small cardamoms


  • 3-4 nos cloces


  • 5-6 nos black peppercorns


  • 2-3 nos bay leaves


  • 1 tsp carom seeds ,or ajwaen


  • 250 ml water 2 tbsp tea leaves boil for 2 mins.


  • 1 tsp salt


  • 1 cups paalak blanched


  • 2-3 tsp coriander leaves


  • 2-3 nos green chillies


  • 1 tbsp ghee


  • 1 tsp cumin seeds


  • 1-2 nos dry red chillies


  • 1/2 tsp hing


  • 1 nos medium size chopped onion


  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste


  • 1 tbsp red chilli powder


  • 1 tbsp coriander powder


  • 1/4 tsp haldi powder


  • 2 tbsp anardana powder


  • 1 nos chopped tomato


  • 1/2 nos salt


  • 1 tsp garam masala


  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Directions

  • Soak chhole overnight.remove excess water.put Soaked chhole in cooker.Add 5-6 garlic cloves, 1 Cinnamon stick,big cardamoms,small cardamoms,black pepper corns,bay leaves,carom seeds.
  • Boil 250 ml water in a vessel,add 2 tbsp tea leaves,boil for two mins.strain and add black tea to chickpeas.Add salt to taste.Add water to cover 2' above Chhole.Cover with lid.cook on medium flame for 3-4 whistles.let it cool.
  • In a vessel boil some water.wash a bunch of paalak leaves and blanch in boiling water for 2 mins.
  • Take out leaves and quickly dip in icecold water.Immediately strain water, put in mixi jar.
  • Add 2-3 tbsp Coriander leaves,2-3 green chillies.Grind into a fine paste.
  • Heat 1 tbsp Ghee in a wok,add Cumin seeds,Dry red chillies,hing and chopped onion.saute and cook until onions are soft and translucent.
  • Add ginger garlic paste,red chilli powder,Coriander powder,haldi powder,anardana powder.saute for a minute.Add chopped Tomato and salt to taste.cook until tomatoes are mushy.add Boiled chhole.mix well.Bring to a boil until 4-5 minutes.
  • Add paalak puree, garam masala and lemon juice.Mix well.off the flame.
  • Serve hot.garnish with Coriander leaves.