Traditional Amritsari Chole with Fresh Chole Masala
Amritsari Chhole Ingredients: Chickpeas / Chhole - 1.5 cup Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch Bay leaf - 1 Dry red chillies - 4 Black cardamom - 3 Cloves - 2 Black peppercorns - 18 Tea leaves - 1 tsp Ginger (sliced) - 1.5 inch Garlic cloves - 4 Salt - 1.5 tsp Green chilies - 4 Coriander seeds - 1.5 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Hing - 1/4 tsp Mango powder - 1 tsp Carom seeds - 1/4 tsp Oil - 3 tbsp Onion (finely chopped) - 3 (medium size) Tomato - 2 (medium size) Ghee - 1 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder - a pinch Method: 1. Soak Chole in enough water for 8 hours or overnight 2. In a cotton cloth keep cinnamon stick, bay leaf, 2 dry red chilies, 1 black cardamom, cloves, 8 black peppercorns, tea leaves 3. Tie them in a knot 4. In a pressure cooker add chhole, 1-inch sliced ginger, 1 garlic clove, knot of masalas, 1 tsp salt, water double the quantity of chhole. 5. Cook on high flame for 1 whistle 6. Lower the flame and cook for 4 whistles 7. In a mortar pestle...