Chole Bhature

                                     
                                                          Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature is one most famous street food from Amritsar – Punjab and also quite popular in Mumbai.Chole stands for a spicy curry made with white chickpeas and bhatura is fried Indian bread made of all purpose flour/maida. Chole bhature is a spicy and tasty. Chole bhature can be eaten in breakfast as well as in lunch. Lets make Chole Bhature at home today.

                                                  Chole Bhature-Chana Bhatura Recipe

 Ingredients needed for Bhatura:

•  All Purpose flour/maida- 500 gms
•  Sugar- 1 tsp
•  Rava/semolina -2 tsp
• Cured - 1/2 cup
•  Salt - to taste
•  Baking soda or powder- 1 tsp
•  Oil- for deep frying
•  Water- to knead into a dough

For the Chole:

•    Chick peas/channa -1 cup
•    Onion -1 cup
•    Tomato - 3-4
•    Green chili chopped - 4
•    Ginger chopped -1/2 tbsp
•    Garlic chopped -2 tbsp
•    Anar dana powder - 1/2 tea spoon (optional)
•    Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
•    Tea bag - 1
•    Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
•    Chili powder -1/2 tsp
•    Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
•    Salt - according to the taste

For the tempering:

•    Oil - 2 tbsp
•    Cinnamon 1 inch piece-3
•    Cloves-3-4
•    Cardamom -3
•    Cumin seeds -1 tsp

  For garnishing:

•    Coriander leaves -finely chopped
•    Cream or butter

                                                        How to Make Bhature

1. Combine all the mentioned ingredients with hands and knead the flour with luke warm water.The dough should not be too hard or too soft on touch.
2. Cover it and Leave it for 2-3 hours for the yeast to work.
3. Divide it into equal parts and make lemon sized balls. Dust the ball with maida and  Roll out in thick round shaped rotis. It should not be too thick.
4. Heat oil in a pan to fry bhaturas.you have enough oil, otherwise the bhatura will not rise.
5. the rolled out dough into the hot oil. After a few seconds,press with the ladle so that it rises. Fry both sides until golden brown.Remove on to tissue paper.
6. Repeat the same process for the rest of the dough.

                                           
                                                        How to Make chole

Method:

1. Wash and soak chick peas overnight.
2. Wash the channa and boil them in the cooker with salt and baking soda and Also put tea bag in the cooker.Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles or until soft with just enough water to cover the chickpeas.
3. Grind together garlic, ginger and anardana in a grinder.
4. Heat oil in a pan and tamper the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom in it. 
5. Add finely chopped onions and chopped green chillies and  Stir fry till little golden brown. 
6. Then add turmeric, chilly powder, coriander powder and the grinded masala.
7. Add a little salt to speed up the process.
8. Fry for a 1 min and then add finely chopped tomatoes.Cook until the tomatoes become mushy and oil separates.
9. Now add cooked chickpeas along with the water. If required add more water according to the consistency required.
10. Cook simmered for 15 minutes. When the chole get be thick add the garam masala. 
11. Garnish with coriander leaves and fresh cream.
12. Serve Chole with hot bhatura. Prepare chole first and then bhatura.

NOTE:

• Oil should be hot otherwise batura will absorb a lot of oil. 
• Oil should be hot not smoking hot otherwise batura will turn dark.
• You can keep the excess dough in the fridge and use it the next day.