Chickpea Curry Recipe for Punjabi Chole
This chickpea curry recipe makes Punjabi chole from the new cookbook Indian Cooking Class by Australian chef Christine Manfield, who has been cooking Indian cuisines since she started cooking, and leads culinary tours to India. Also known as chole masala – although that more correctly refers to the chole spice mix – it’s also known as chana masala in the south, and chole bhatura, when served with the puffed bread.
Servings: 8
Calories: 163kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g dried chickpeas soaked in cold water overnight, drained
- 60 ml vegetable oil
- 3 small red onions finely diced
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 small green chillies minced
- 3 tomatoes diced
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- 2 tsp sea salt flakes
- 150 g plain yoghurt thick
- 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fried shallot slices
Instructions
- Cook the chickpeas in large pot of boiling water for 45 minutes or until soft. Drain, reserving 50 ml of the cooking water.
- Place 1 cup chickpeas (leave the rest whole) and the reserved water in a food processor and blend to form a puree. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 4 minutes or until softened.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and green chilli and cook for 30 seconds or until coloured.
- Add the tomato and cook for 4 minutes or until softened.
- Mix the ground spices together in a small bowl and add to the onion and tomato mixture. Stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add the whole chickpeas, chickpea puree and salt, stir to combine and cook for 2–3 minutes.
- Add the yoghurt and simmer gently for a further 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir through the coriander leaves and lemon juice.
- Scatter with the fried shallots and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 645mg | Potassium: 512mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 512IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg