Chole Recipe

Ingredients :
1 can chick peas
1 large tomato, sliced
1 medium tomato, chopped
2 spoon tomato paste
2 large onions
4-5 green chillies
1 spoon cumin seeds
1 0/2 spoon chopped coriander
1 large peice of ginger
3-4 large flakes garlic
2-3 spoon ghee or oil for frying
2 bay leaves
1-2 cinammon sticks
2-3 cloves
1 1/2 spoon red chilli powder
1/2 spoon turmeric powder
2 spoon coriander powder
1 spoon sugar
1/2 spoon garam masala
1/2 spoon punjabi chole masala
salt to taste

Method :
Blend large tomato, one onion,
cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, green
chillies,cinammon and cloves to a smooth
paste using little water.
Slice other onion.
Heat ghee and add the bay leaves.
After 10 seconds, add the sliced onion and
fry till the onion turns light brown.
Now add the tomato paste and fry till the ghee
leaves the sides of the masala.
Add the dry powders (chili powder, turmeric,
sugar and coriander powder).
Fry for 60 seconds.
Now add the chopped tomato and coriander leaves.
Fry for about 5 minutes.
Now add the chick peas with the water, tomato
paste and salt to taste.
Add some water to get a gravy.
Add the garam masala and punjabi chole masala
and mix well.
Let it come to a boil on low heat.
Simmer for about 5 minutes after it comes
to a boil.
Serve hot with phulka (chapati), puri or bhatura.