Choley- Bhature

Ingredients required for preparing the Choley: · White/Kabuli chana - 500 gm · Tea powder -2 tsp · Medium sized onions -2 (sliced) · Tomatoes-3(sliced) · Ginger paste – 2 tsp (garlic also can be used , but I didn’t use) · Green chillies -3 · Dhania-jeera  powder- 3 tbsps · Garam masala – 1 tbsp · Jeera- 2 tsp · Amchur powder (dried mango powder)-2 tsps · Dalchina /cinnamon – 1 stick (grounded) · Salt to taste · Red chilli powder – 1 tsp · Oil – 3 tbsp  Ingredients required for preparing the Bhature : · Maida/All Purpose Flour –2 cups · Salt to taste · Ajwain/vamu – 1 tbsp · Baking powder- ½ tsp · Baking soda- ½ tsp · Yogurt (sour one could be better) – 2 cups · Oil for Deep Frying.

Method for preparing the Bhature Dough : · Mix all the ingredients of bhature. Make dough with the help of water. It should not be very tight or very soft. Leave it outside for 5 hrs cover with a lid. Method for preparing the Choley : · Soak the Kabuli chana over night (or) for 5 hrs. · Boil Kabuli chana with water, salt and tea powder. (Tea powder is added to get the colour of brown). · Take a  pan and heat oil  add jeera, dalchini and onions, fry it till onions get light brown and then add ginger  paste,  and let it  cook for 2- 3mts, then add sliced tomatoes. Cook them till the oil separates. · Add dhania-jeera powder, garam masala, amchur powder, red chilli powder, salt and boiled chana with small amount of water. Cover them and cook it for 5- 10 minutes. · You can also add tomato puree if the tomatoes are not sour. Choley is ready to be served. Method for preparing the Bhature: · Make small balls from the dough and roll them like chapathi’s. · Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel for deep frying and fry the rolled out balls in oil and serve with hot choley.