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Chole Bhathura



Punjabi chole bhatura!





Ingredients for Bhathura

All purpose flour/ maida - 2.5 cup
Semolina - 2 table spoon
Curd - 1/3 cup
Oil - 1 table spoon
Baking soda - 1/4 teaspoon
Yeast - 1/4 teaspoon 

Ingredients for chole/ channa masala

Kabuli channa - 1 cup
Onion - 150 gm ( 3 medium sized)
Tomato - 100 gm (2 medium sized)
Cashew - 6
Coriander powder - 2 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chilly powder -  2 teaspoon
Chat masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Bay leaves - 1
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 3
Lemon
oil - 4 tablespoon
Salt as required

PREPARATION

For Bhathura

In mixing bowl, add all ingredients. (maida, semolina, sugar, salt, baking soda, yeast (optional) mix it well.


 Add oil or ghee and curd . 


Add required amount of water make it into soft dough. cover with cloth and Rest for 2 hour.



Flatten it. do not make it very thin.





For chola

Soak the chickpeas overnight. In preassure cooker, add chana, salt, add tea bags if  you want a color. Cook for about 5 to 6 whistle in medium flame. 


Heat some oil in kadai, add whole spices sauté it.

 Add onions saute ,it till it attain the glass stage.


 Add all spices. fry it for few minutes.( Turmeric, chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala. and chaat masala.)


 
 Add tomatato and cashew paste. 




Add 1/4 cup of milk ( optional).  Add required amount of water. close the lid. Leave it to for 10 to 15 minutes.

 
Then add cooked chickpeas cook for 10 minutes. Finally squeeze lemon juice onto it.



Finally add 1 teaspoon of butter, temper with ginger and green chilly.



Serve with bhathura


Note -  When you deep fry, keep pushing the bhathura downward into oil to get puffiness.

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