Chole (Chickpeas masala )

Preparation Time:10 min.,Soaking time 6 hours

Cooking Time: 20 min

Yield: makes 1lb  of curry

Serves 5

Ingredients:
chole(chick peas) 2 cups
onion 1 med. cut into small pieces
tomato 1 big
lemon juice of half a lemon
saunf 1/2 tsp.
green chillies 3
1/2 tbsp. oil
salt to taste
zeera powder 1 tsp.
chilli powder 1/2 tsp.
ginger garlic paste 1 tsp.
garam masala 1/4 tsp.
cilantro 10 sprigs chopped
karipatta 10 leaves
Method:
Soak chole in water overnight
pressure cook chole with a little salt and double the water  for 5 or 6 whistles
let it cool down.                                           Cut all the vegetables.

in a pan heat oil and add the onion and saute them till they are translucent

add the green chillies and fry them for a while
add the ginger garlic paste adn fry it to release its flavor
add the tomatoes and cook them till they are soft
in the cooked chole add the zeere powder ,saunf,chilli powder,salt and put it on the stove
.

add the tomato sauce to the chole and cook it for 5 min
switch the stove off add the garam masala
garnish with  chopped cilantro and karipatta
enjoy chole with puri