Daawat Newsletter July 30, 2001               Issue # 13

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Recipe Count: 1060
Featured Recipe
Chole Bhature
Ingredients:
For Chole:
200g kabuli chana(garbanzo beans)
1/2 tsp garam masala
10g garlic
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp aam chur
50g ginger
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
2 onions, chopped
Oil for frying
Salt to taste
For Bhature:
500g maida (all-purpose) flour
125g oil
200g yogurt
25g baking powder

 

 

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A deep-fried spicy Indian breakfast made with all-purpose flour and served with garbanzo beans curry

Method:
  1. Soak the chana overnight and boil until tender.
  2. Make a paste of ginger, garlic, and coriander seeds and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, fry onions, garam masala until brown, add ground paste and fry for few minutes.
  4. Then add soaked chana, salt, chili powder, some water and cook until the gravy thickens. Later add aam chur powder, chopped cilantro and fry for 2 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
  5. Sieve the maida flour, add ghee, yogurt, baking powder and knead to a smooth dough. Cover with a muslin cloth and keep aside for overnight.
  6. Make small balls from the dough, roll into thick puris and fry in oil on both sides until golden brown.
  7. Serve with the above prepared curry.


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