Chole Masala

Ingredients:
• Chickpeas: 1 and half cup
• Onions: 2 chopped
• Tomatoes: 3 chopped
• Ginger paste: 1 tsp.
• Garlic paste: 1 tsp.
• Garam masala: 1/2 tsp.
• Chili powder: 1 tsp.
• Aamchur powder/dry mango powder: 1 tsp.
• Green chilies: 2 slit
• Oil: 1 tbsp.
• Salt
• Black cardamoms: 4-5
• Peppercorns: 5-6
• Cloves: 3
• Bay leaf: 1
• Cumin seeds (jeera):1 and half tsp.
• red chilies: 2
Directions:
1. Wash and soak the chole (chickpeas) in enough water over night.
2. In a pressure cooker add the chole, enough water, salt and cook for 5-6 whistles. The chole should be soft.
3. In a pan, dry roast all the spices on a slow flame.
4. Once they are cooled, grind them into a fine powder.
5. Now in the pan, add oil. Add the chopped onions. Add the ginger paste.
6. Once the raw smell of the disappears, then add the chopped tomatoes.
7. Add a little salt so that the tomato gets cooked fast.
8. Add the powdered spices, red chilli powder and green chillies to the onion-ginger-tomato mixture. Sauté for a minute.
9. Now add the boiled chole with a little quantity of its broth. Simmer for 5-7 minutes.
10. Finally, add the amchur powder.
11. Serve with bhature,chappathi etc...