Chola Puri With Channa Masala

Preparation Of Chola Puri:

Ingredients:

• Maida Flour – 4 cups
• Curd – 1/4 cup
• Oil Or Vanaspathi – 50 gms
• Baking Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Oil – for frying
• Salt – to taste

Method:

• Make a soft dough of maida flour by adding curd and salt.
• Cover the dough with a cloth and keep it for 2 1/2 hrs.
• Make the dough into small balls.
• Now, roll the small balls as puris.
• Now, deep fry the puris in hot oil until the puri puffs up.
• Serve hot with channa masala.

Preparation Of Channa Masala Gravy:

Ingredients:

• Channa – 2 cups
• Cumin Seed – 1 tsp
• Onion – 3 (Chopped)
• Ginger Garlic Paste – 3
• Garam Masala – 2 tsp
• Onion Paste – 4 tbs
• Tomato Paste – 6 tbs
• Corriander Powder – 5 tsp
• Chilli Powder – 2 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaves – a pinch
• Salt – to taste

Method:

• Soak the channa in water for 8 hrs.
• Pressure cook the channa with salt.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seed and curry leaves.
• Add chopped onions and saute it till golden brown.
• Then add ginger garlic paste, onion paste, tomato paste and fry it till the raw smell exhaust.
• Now, add chilli powder, corriander powder, turmeric powder and saute well.
• Now, masala is ready.
• Then, add little water and channa in the masala and cook for few minutes.
• Finally, garnish the channa masala gravy with corriander leaves.