I am posting this in response to the challenge given by @AjitThite under Khana Khazana - A flavourful challenge series where we are posting the delicious home-made / home-cooked foods.
My entry to this challenge is with the delicious Chhole Bhature, which I had cooked myself recently.
Since, I have eaten Chhole Bhature many times before—at dhabas, restaurants, even at friends’ homes—but this time, I decided to bring it to life in my own kitchen. And like all modern culinary adventures, mine began on YouTube. I saw a cooking channel — one of those homely.
Ingredients:
For the Bhature: 2 cups all-purpose flour (maida), 2 tablespoons sooji/rava, Eno Powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ cup yogurt (curd) and Water as needed to knead the dough with 1 teaspoon oil (plus more for deep frying)
For the Chhole (Chickpeas): 250 grams chickpeas (soaked overnight), 2 medium onions (finely chopped), 2 tomatoes (pureed), 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste, 2-3 green chilies, 1 black tea bag (for color), 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 bay leaf, 1 piece of Cinnamon, little bit turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt to taste.
I prepared the bhature dough mixing the ingredients and kept it for few times while covering it with a wet cloth.
Meanwhile, I started preparation of Chhole. First of all, I made black tea and then shifted the tea (for colour) in a pressure cooker along with the soaked chhole, added the cinnamon and boiled it for 10 minutes. After that I simmered them in a rich masala of onion, tomato, and spices.
Then I started preparing Bhature from the already prepared dough. Though my bhature were not in shape (odd-even), fortunately it puffed perfectly in hot oil, golden and proud.
I served them with spicy chhole, onions, and a squeeze of lemon—and just like that, my kitchen turned into a little corner of Old Delhi.
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