Recipe: How to make Pindi Chhole

Rediff reader and food blogger Arti Gupta sent us this traditional recipe.

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If you like food that is tangy and spicy, you must try the traditional Pindi Chhole.

Delhi-based food blogger and Rediff reader Arti Gupta sent us this recipe cooked in olive oil.

Ingredients

• 1 cup kabuli chana (chickpeas)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/ ajwain
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 chopped tomato
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp dry mango powder
• 1 tsp anardana powder
• 1 tbsp ginger julienned
• 2-3 green chillies chopped

For the garnish

• 1 tsp ginger julienned
• 1 tsp chopped coriander
• 2-3 lemon wedges

Method

• Soak the kabuli chana overnight and pressure cook for half an hour.
• Heat oil. Add cumin seeds and ajwain.
• Add bay leaf, 1-2 green chillies, ginger, and saute.
• Add tomatoes and saute for a minute. 
• Add chana and rest of the seasoning and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Garnish with tomato slices, chopped green chillies, ginger and coriander.
• Serve with lemon wedges and mint chutney.

Photo courtesy: Arti Gupta

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