No onion Chole

No onion Chole

 Chickpeas – 1 cup, dried
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
Cloves – 3
Black cardamom – 1
Oil – 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
Green chilies – 2 chopped
Tomatoes puree-1 cup
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Anardana paste– 2 tsp
Salt – to taste

Method

Wash chickpeas well n Soak them in enough water overnight.
Discard soaking water and add 3 another cups of water, cinnamon stick, cloves, and cardamom in pressure cooker.
Cook it on high for 1 whistle then lower the heat to lowest and cook it for another 20 minutes. Turn off the heat.

Heat oil in a pan. Once hot add cumin seeds. Let them sizzle.
Then add chopped green chilies. Cook it for 30 seconds.
Add pureed tomatoes.
Cook it till all the moisture from tomatoes goes away and it start to leave the oil from the sides.
Then add coriander powder, red chili powder, anardana paste and salt. Mix well and cook for a minute.
Then add boiled chana. Mix well so all the masala will coat them.
Add water from boiled chana. Mix well and boil it till the consistency you like.