breakfast · vegetarian

Chole bhature

Name: Chole bhature
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: chole: 2 x 400 g cans chickpeas (or 250 g dried, soaked and cooked with a black tea bag for color), 3 tbsp oil, 1 onion, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 2 tomatoes puréed, 2 tbsp chana masala, 1 tsp amchur, 1/2 tsp chili, salt; bhature: 250 g flour, 3 tbsp yogurt, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil, water as needed; oil for frying; sliced onion, green chilies, lemon and pickles

North Indian breakfast of tangy, dark-spiced chickpea curry with puffy, fried yogurt-leavened bhature bread, onions and pickles.

Time: 90min
Steps: 4

Ingredients

4 servings

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chole: 2 x 400 g cans chickpeas (or 250 g dried, soaked and cooked with a black tea bag for color), 3 tbsp oil, 1 onion, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 2 tomatoes puréed, 2 tbsp chana masala, 1 tsp amchur, 1/2 tsp chili, salt
bhature: 250 g flour, 3 tbsp yogurt, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp oil, water as needed
oil for frying
sliced onion, green chilies, lemon and pickles

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Contains milk and wheat.

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Equipment

You'll need: Deep pot for frying.

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Method

1
Knead the bhature dough soft and smooth and rest 1-2 hours.
2
Fry the onion until deep brown, add the paste, tomatoes and spices and cook until the oil separates. Add the chickpeas and 300 ml water and simmer 20 minutes, mashing some to thicken.
3
Roll the dough into 15 cm rounds and fry in hot oil, pressing gently so they puff.
4
Serve the chole with hot bhature, onions, chilies, lemon and pickles.

Chole bhature

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