Chole Bhature

Spiced chickpeas with deep-fried puffed bread.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Chickpeas
• 3 cups Flour
• ½ cup Yogurt
• 2 Onions
• 4 Tomatoes
• 2 tbsp Ginger
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Chole masala
• 2 Tea bags
• 4 cups Frying oil
• 2 tsp Salt
• 5 cups Water

Method

1. Soak and boil — Soak the chickpeas overnight, then pressure-cook them with tea bags — the tea gives chole its dark colour.
2. Make the masala — Fry the onion, ginger and garlic until brown, add tomato and chole masala, and cook until the oil separates.
3. Simmer — Add the chickpeas with their liquid and cook 25 minutes, mashing a few to thicken.
4. Make the bhatura dough — Knead the flour with yogurt, salt and warm water into a soft dough and rest 3 hours.
5. Fry the bhature — Roll and slide into hot oil, pressing gently so they balloon, then flip once.
6. Chole Bhature is ready — Serve immediately with onion and pickle.

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