Chole Bhature
Spiced chickpea curry with deep-fried fluffy bread.
Ingredients
- For Chole (Chickpea Curry):
- 1 cup chickpeas (kabuli chana) – soaked overnight
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tomato (pureed)
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1½ tsp chole masala or garam masala
- 1–2 black cardamoms
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
- For Bhature:
- 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour)
- 2 tbsp semolina (sooji)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup curd (yogurt)
- 1 tsp baking powder or ½ tsp baking soda
- Water to knead
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Cook the Chole
- Pressure cook soaked chickpeas until soft.
- In a pan, heat oil. Sauté cumin, onion, ginger-garlic paste.
- Add turmeric, chili, tomato puree, chole masala.
- Add cooked chickpeas and simmer with water until thick and flavorful.
- Prepare the Bhature Dough
- Mix maida, sooji, sugar, salt, baking powder.
- Add curd and knead into a soft dough (use little water if needed).
- Cover and let it rest for 2 hours.
- Fry the Bhature
- Divide dough into balls. Roll into discs (thicker than puris).
- Deep fry one at a time in hot oil until golden and puffed.