Delicious Chole Bhature

The capital of India is one of the best place to have street foods, Delhi offers variety of road side food and stalls. Chole bhature is a Punjabi dish but very popular in major urban cities of India. 

Delhi is well famous for best chole bhature,  commonly eaten for break fast or snacks other famous road side food from Delhi are rajma chawal, prathe and most famous mouth watering snacks item chaat.


Chole Bhature:- by SANJEEV KAPOOR.

Ingredients:
For Chole:

• 2 cup – Boiled chickpeas
• 2 tsp – Oil
• 1 – Bay leaf
• 3-4 – Cloves
• 1 tsp – Ajwain
• 3 – Cardamom
• 1 – Cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp – Whole black pepper
• 1 cup – Chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup – Chopped onions
• 1 – Chopped green chili
• 1 tsp – Chopped ginger
• 1 tsp – Chopped garlic
• 1 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp – Coriander powder
• 1 tsp – Cumin powder
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp – Chili powder
• 1/2 tsp – Asafoetida
• 1 tsp – Lime juice
• 1 Tbsp – Butter
• Salt to taste

Chopped green coriander
For Bhatures:

• 3 cups – All purpose flour
• 2 tbsp – Baking powder
• 10 tbsp – Thick yogurt
• 4-5 tbsp – Warm water
• 3 tbsp – Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
• 3 cups – Oil

Procedure:
For Chole:

• Heat a pan and add oil, bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cloves, black pepper and cardamom.
• Once it gets brown, add chopped onions and saute it.
• After sometime add chopped ginger, garlic and green chilies.
• Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, asafoetida, salt, ajwain and fry them well.
• Add chopped tomatoes and fry it.
• Add chole to masala, add water and let it simmer for sometime.
• Add lime juice and butter.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
• For Bhatures:
• Take a big bowl and mix all purpose flour, salt and baking powder together.
• Add oil, yogurt and warm water.
• Combine all and knead it for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cover it with cloth and keep in humid place for 2 hours.
• Make medium size balls and make small round shape thick rotis.
• Heat oil in frying pan. Gently place bhatures and fry them one by one on medium heat.
• Fry from both sides till its light golden brown.
• Remove excess oil using paper napkin.
• Serve hot bhatures with yummy chole.