{"id":163,"date":"2005-11-22T06:44:03","date_gmt":"2005-11-22T09:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/?p=163"},"modified":"2008-04-06T20:24:29","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T03:24:29","slug":"chole-with-potatoesaloo-chole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/archives\/2005\/11\/22\/chole-with-potatoesaloo-chole\/","title":{"rendered":"Chole with Potatoes (Aloo Chole)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think in availability, price, food value, versatility and taste, chickpeas are without any match. There is no better way to prove this to the uninitiated than by sampling a few dishes that make use of this tasty and nourishing legume. <\/p>\n

For people who are always searching for a new dish to add variety to their meals, one day, they will discover the hearty Punjabi fare, chana masala<\/a> or this aloo chole<\/em>; and when they do, I am sure they’ll turn into ‘Choleacs<\/strong><\/em>‘ like us. We Love Chole!<\/p>\n

\"Chickpeas(Channa,<\/center><\/p>\n

Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 cups of dried chickpeas
\n(soaked in water beforehand then pressure cooked to tender)
\nA fistful of cooked chickpeas made into smooth paste<\/p>\n

2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
\n1 large onion and 4 ripe tomatoes finely chopped
\n1 tablespoon – readymade chana masala powder<\/a>(any brand will do)
\n1 teaspoon – garlic-ginger-cilantro paste
\n½ teaspoon each – red chilli powder, salt and turmeric
\nFor garnish – finely chopped cilantro and lime wedges<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"cooked
\nIngredients for Aloo Chole<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n

Heat one teaspoon of ghee or peanut oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add and toast quarter teaspoon each – mustard seeds and cumin, wait till they start to dance; then add ginger-garlic-cilantro paste and onions, saute for few minutes until onions soften. <\/p>\n

Add the ingredients – potatoes, tomatoes, chickpea paste, chana masala powder, red chilli powder, salt and turmeric, along with 2 to 3 cups of water. Cook them covered for about 15 minutes, until potatoes are slightly tender. <\/p>\n

At this stage, stir in chickpeas. Turn the heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until the curry thickens. (When curry served on a plate, it shouldn’t spread like flodding river.) Garnish with finely chopped fresh cilantro and serve. <\/p>\n

My favorite way to have this curry is with limejuice squeezed and few finely chopped onions (washed beforehand in water) on the side with parathas.<\/p>\n

\"Paratha,
\nAloo Chole with Parathas – Creating Indian restaurant kind of meal at our home ~ Our weekend brunch.<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I think in availability, price, food value, versatility and taste, chickpeas are without any match. There is no better way to prove this to the uninitiated than by sampling a few dishes that make use of this tasty and nourishing legume. For people who are always searching for a new dish to add variety to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chickpeas","category-potato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}