
Ingredients:
• 1 cup – uncooked Channa
• 1 – potato, medium size
• 3 tbsp – oil
• 2 cups – onions, chopped
• 3 – tomatoes, medium size
• Ginger
• 3 Cloves – Garlic
• 1 tbsp – cashews
• 1 tsp – coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp – chilli powder
• 1.5 tsp – Channa masala
• 1 tsp – Kitchen king masala
• Salt
• Chopped Coriander leaves
• 1 – Lime
Method:
- Soak channa for 5-6 hours and pressure cook till done. Boil potatoes and mash it. Heat oil in a pan, fry onions until golden brown.
- Grind tomatoes, garlic, ginger, cashews.
- Add the ground puree to the onions.
- Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder, kitchen king masala and channa masala.
- Let the mixture boil on low flame until oil floats on top. (approximately takes half an hour to 45 minutes).
- Add mashed potatoes and cooked channa.
- Boil for 5 more minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and raw onions.
- Squeeze lime, if needed.
- Serve aloo chole with naan, roti or even toasted burger buns or bread.
- Recipe courtesy: Indian Vegetarian Kitchen