Charishma's Amazing Chole Delight!!

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 big onions, finely chopped
• 2 big onions, finely sliced
• 2 1/2 cups black channa, soaked overnight
• 50 g ginger, finely chopped
• 50 g garlic, finely chopped
• 3 -4 green chilies, finely chopped
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil
• 2 -3 pieces cinnamon
• 7 -8 cloves
• 3 cardamoms
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 4 teaspoons coriander powder (heaped tsps.)
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 lemons, each sliced into 2 halves
• cilantro, finely chopped (a handful)
• 2 medium onions, sliced lengthwise
• 1 lemon, cut in 2 halves (so that you can squeeze the lemon juice all over the channa for that added taste)
• coriander leaves

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a wok.
• 2 add cardamom, cinnamom, cloves and cumin seeds.
• 3 stir fry for a minute.
• 4 add the 8 finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
• 5 stir fry on medium-high flame for 20-30 minutes.
• 6 till reddish-brown in colour.
• 7 add corriander powder, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
• 8 mix well.
• 9 now add tomatoes followed by water and black pepper powder.
• 10 mix well.
• 11 continue to cook on medium-high flame for 10-15 minutes until the tomato pieces no longer remain visible to the eye.
• 12 in the meantime, boil the channa in water in a pressure cooker for 10 minutes on high flame.
• 13 drain and remove from heat.
• 14 keep aside.
• 15 add salt to the tomato mixture and mix well.
• 16 add the boiled channa and mix from down towards the top very nicely ensuring that the masala is all over the channa.
• 17 add the finely sliced onions and remove from heat.
• 18 mix very well.
• 19 garnish with 4 green chillies sliced lengthwise to make 8 pieces.
• 20 spread these 8 pieces all over the top of the channa.
• 21 keep 2 halves of 1 lemon in the centre, face down on the channa.
• 22 spread a layer of cilantro on top for that extra elegant and special look and added taste.
• 23 serve the channa immediately with this.
• 24 ------forthe accompaniment---------.
• 25 put all the ingredients in a separate bowl so that only those who wish to eat this alongwith the channa may do so.
• 26 i love this dish so much that i could walk right from usa to new zealand to eat this.