Chole Bhature | Chana Bhatura

Ingredients (40)

• for pressure cooking chickpeas:
• 1 cup dried white chickpeas
• water as required for soaking
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups water for pressure cooking
• a pinch or two of baking soda
• other ingredients for the gravy:
• 2 to 3 tablespoon oil
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
• ½ or 1 teaspoon dry mango powder
• 1 to 1.5 cups water to be added later
• salt as required
• 1 green chilli (hari mirch)
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• whole garam masala:
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 large tej patta
• 2 inch cinnamon
• 2 to 3 cloves
• 2 green cardamom
• 2 to 3 black peppercorns
• ground paste ingredients:
• 1 medium size onion
• 2 medium size tomatoes
• 1 inch ginger
• 4 to 5 medium sized garlic cloves
• 1 green chili
• ingredient for bhatura:
• 1.5 cups maida
• ⅓ cup fine sooji
• ½ tablespoon oil or ghee
• ½ tablespoon fine granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt or as required
• ¼ or ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup curd
• water
• oil