Chole (Chickpeas In tangy Onion Tomato Gravy)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Chickpeas (Washed and soaked for 6-7 hours or overnight)
• 1 tea bag
• 2 cinnamon stick
• 4 medium onion (washed, sliced and pureed)
• 1 medium onion (washed and chopped finely)
• 3 medium tomato (washed, sliced and pureed)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tsp coriander cumin powder
• 1 tbsp chole masala
• 1 tsp anardana powder
• 2 tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp kasuri methi (rubbed and crushed between the palms)
• 4 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup chole stock (the water left after boiling and draining the chole)
• salt (as per taste)