No oil Chole

One dish that I couldn't master was chole! Another try and it turned out fantastic.  I feel like my chole is not perfect,  the perfection I seek is missing. Yet this version inspired by Bharatz kitchen was almost perfect! Easy to cook and eye catching color!

Ingredients:

1. Chole 2 cups

2. Tomato 2 cut into halves

3. Onion 2 semi thick slices 

4. Cinnamon stick-1 

5. Cloves 3

6. Black cardamom 3

7. Bay leaf 3

8. Green chillies 3

9. Salt. 

Add all these ingredients into a pressure cooker and add water just to cover chicken peas or Chole.

Cook on medium low till 4-5 whistles and open the lid when it depressurize. 

Now remove skin from the tomatoes and whole spices. 

Add 1 heaped tsp red chilli powder, 1 heaped tsp coriander powder, 2 tsp chana masala, 1 tsp garam masala, kasoori methi, amchoor powder or pomegranate seeds powder or lemon juice. 

Cook till it boils, add 1 cup black tea and turn off the heat, immediately add half tsp. Baking soda and close the lid.

* Boil 2 cups of water with 1 tsp. Tea leaves, when it comes to half, turn off and strain, then pour into chole to give it a black color.