Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature

                              Chole bhatura is also known as chole poori. It is an very popular punjabi dish. Awesome restaurant style recipe. Try it.
Ingredients:

Needed for bhature:

• Maida - 500g
• Rava - 50g
• Curd - 100ml
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - as needed
• Water - To make soft dough
• Oil - for deep frying\

For the chole:

• Channa - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 cup (Chopped)
• tomato - 1 1/2 cup (Chopped)
• Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Green chillies - 2 (Cut slit)
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chilly powder - 2 tsp
• Jeera powder - 3 tsp
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp
• Channa masala powder - 2 tsp
• Chat masala - 1/2 tsp 
• Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves - few
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt - as needed  

For the seasoning :

• Ghee - 2 tsp
• Oil - 4 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

For making Bhature:

• In a wide bowl, add all the above ingredients for making bhature, kneed well to make an soft dough.

• Rest for 30mins. After that, make small lemon size balls and dust the ball with maida and roll like poori and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a kadai, deep fry like poori on both the sides. Now, hot bhature is ready.

For making chole:

• Wash and soak channa overnight, Pressure cook for 5 -7 whistles and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds when it gets splutters add the chopped onions and suate it until it get golden brown color.(you need patience for this add little salt to speed up the process).

• Then , add the ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, curry leaves and saute for a minute.

• Then add the finely chopped tomatoes, cook until tomatoes become mushy stage and oil seperates.Once the tomatoes are cooked well it gives an gravy stage.

• Atlast, add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, jeera powder, channa masala powder, chat masala , tomato ketchup, coriander leaves, curry leaves and cooked channa. Add needed water boil until raw smell goes off. Garnish with onions and coriander leaves.

• Serve, chole with hot bature. 

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