Punjabi Chole (Chana masala)

Ingredients:

•     1 cup Chana(chickpeas), soaked in water overnight
•     4 tbsp Oil
•     1 tsp Cumin seeds
•     2 Bay Leaves
•     1 Big Onion finely chopped
•     1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
•     2 Tomatoes Finely chopped
•     1 tbsp Chana Masala
•     1 tsp Red Chilli powder
•     5-6 green cardamom finely grinded
•     3-4 cloves
•     1 tbsp kasuri methi
•     1 tsp dhana powder
•     1 tsp jeera powder

Method:

1.     Cook the over-night soaked chana in pressure cooker until 7 to 8 whistles.
2.     Heat up oil in kadhai and add cumin seeds, onion and cook until onion gets golden brown.
3.     Add ginger garlic paste,cardamom finely grinded and cloves and cook for 2 mts.
4.     Add chana masala and kasuri methi leaves crushed and cook for 2 mts.
5.     Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, dhana jeera powder,mix, cover and cook for 5 mts.
6.     Add the cooked chana and mix everything well and cook for 2 mts.

Tip:
Kasuri methi gives a very nice flavor and aroma to the chola/chana