CHANNA BHATURA

                                                       CHANNA BHATURA 

Bhatura
Ingredients:
2 cups maida or all-purpose flour
1/2 tea spn baking powder
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tea spn sugar
Oil
Salt
Method:
Mix all the ingredients(except oil) to form a uniform dough and keep it aside for 1hr.
Take a small ball of the dough and roll into the desired sized Bhatura.
Deep fry the Bhatura in oil.
Chole (chick peas)
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups chick peas (or 1 can of chick peas)
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 big tomato
1/2 tea spn ginger-garlic paste
1 green cardamom
2-3 cloves
1/2 tea spn coriander seeds
1/2 tea spn cumin seeds
1/4 tea spn fenugreek seeds
1/2 tea spn black salt (rock salt)
3-4 black peppers
1/2 tea spn chili powder
1 tea spn oil/ghee
2-3 strands coriander leaves
Salt
Method:
Soak chick peas in water overnight and cook them. If canned peas are used, wash the peas 2-3 times.
Blanch tomatoes (heat water and cook the whole tomato for 3-4 minutes). Blend into a smooth paste.
Dry roast all masalas from cardamom to black pepper and powder them.
Heat oil/ghee, fry onions and ginger-garlic paste till the onions turn slightly brownish.
Add the tomato paste and the masala powder, chili powder, salt (add less salt as the masala has rock salt in it). Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the cooked chick peas and cook for another 5mins. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with Bhatura.
Serves: 3-4
Preparation time : 45mins
PS: If you want more gravy, increase the tomato and onions.