Food from India - Punjabi Chole

Chole is very nutritious and used for making many dishes ,One of these is Punjabi chole which contains gravy and is very spicy ....

Ingredients >>>
ingredients for the chole
1 and half cup chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans, Kabuli Chana)
2 medium sized onions chopped
3 medium sized tomatoes chopped
1 tsp ginger paste or coarsely ground ginger
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp chilly powder
1 tsp amchur powder
2 green chillies
1 tbsp oil
salt as per taste

Spices >>>
4-5 black cardamoms
1 inch cinnamon
5-6 peppercorns
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 and half tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 and half tsp coriander seeds (dhania)
1 and half tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
2 red chillies

Procedure >>>

•  Wash and soak the chole (chickpeas) in enough water overnight.
• .In a pressure cooker add the chole, enough water, salt and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles.
• In a fry pan, dry roast all the spices mentioned above till brown.
• On a slow or moderate flame you can roast the spices.
• Once they are cooled, grind them into a fine powder
• Add some oil in the fry pan. Once the oil becomes hot, add the chopped onions.
• Now add the ginger paste.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and  little salt so that the tomatoes gets cooked fast
• Add the powdered spices to the onion-ginger-tomato mixture. cook for 2 minute.
• Now add the boiled chole with a little quantity of its remaining water.
• Simmer for 5-7 minutes.
• Add a small quantity of amchur powder.
• Garnish with chopped onions and cilantro leaves.
• Serve the punjabi chole with rotis.