How to Make Chole Masala At Home - A Classic North Indian Favourite

Ingredients

• 1 cup Chickpeas
• 1 Black tea bag
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 Black cardamom
• 4 Green cardamom
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 2 Cloves
• 2 cups Water
• ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp Chole masala
• ¾ tsp Garam masala
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• ½ tsp Amchur (optional)
• 1 tsp Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves, optional)
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 ½ cup Onions, finely chopped
• 1 (slit) Green chilli, optional
• 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
• 1 cup Tomato pureed
• as required Salt
• 2 Green cardamom
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• ½ inch Ginger, julienne
• 2 Green chilli, slit
• ¼ tsp Hing
• 2 tbsp Coriander leaves, finely chopped for garnishing