Chhole Bhature (Without onion & garlic)

Chhole Bhature is the most favorite dish of my brother. Although he likes only Mom made chhole bhature, but this time he liked mine too. It is a very popular punjabi dish and is usually served in breakfast. Chhole is basically chickpeas made by adding spices & bhature is a fried indian bread. Here is step by step procedure of how to make delicious chhole bhature without using onion & garlic gravy.

Ingredients

For Chhole :

Chickpeas - 2 cups

Tomato - 3

Green chilli - 3-4

Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tablespoon

Garam masala - 1 tablespoon

Whole black pepper - 8-10 cloves

Black cardamom - 1

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tablespoon

Cumin seeds - 2 teaspoon

Cloves - 8-10

Cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander leaves - 2 tablespoon

Aniseeds - 1 tablespoon

For Bhature :

All purpose flour/Maida - 2 cups

Baking powder - 1 teaspoon full

Citric acid - 1/2 teaspoon

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Preperation

Soak the chickpeas for 1 night in water. Take a pressure cooker and put soaked chhole in it with 1 teaspoon baking soda & salt to taste. Put on flame and take 3-4 whistles. Turn off the flame.

In the mean while prepare the dough for bhature. Take a big thali and seive 2 cups maida in it, then add 1 tablespoon oil, salt to taste, baking powder & citric acid. Mix all the ingredients well & knead tha dough very well to make the soft.

Keep it aside and cover it with a wet cotton cloth. 

How to cook

For Chhole :

Take a mixer grinder, add 3 tomatoes and the remaining spices. Grind it fine.

Put on flame a frying pan with 3 tablespoon oil in it, its gravy tastes best when cooked in little more oil. Upon heating, add the grind spices.

Stir it and let it cook until the gravy leaves oil.

When the gravy leaves oil, put boiled chhole and mix well, let boil for few minutes more. Granish it with coriander leaves and onion rings & serve hot with hot bhature.

Take out medium size balls from bhature's dough and roll out in oval shape. Fry properly from both sides and serve hot.

Garma garam Chhole Bhature is now ready to serve. Mango pickle, lemon & onion makes perfect combination with chhole bhature. Enjoy!!!!