Chole Paneer Recipe

There are many variations of making chickpea-based recipes and this is one more popular variation of chickpeas with paneer cubes Just the regular Indian spices are added to the gravy. One of my favorite recipe chole with paneer less spicy and yummy in taste with bhature Or Any type of bread, just sprinkle some chat masala with chopped tomatoes, onion and green chillies. 

My weekend meal is not complete without chole paneer. My husband loves chole with rice, he is a big lover of chole with any kind of variations with it.❤Mostly vegetarians loves chole, paneer. 

Ingredients:

1 medium onion, chopped 

1cup boiled chole (kabuli chane) 

2 medium to large tomatoes, chopped

1cup paneer (cottage cheese)

2 to 3 slit green chillies

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon red chilli powder

1 teaspoon amchur powder 

teaspoon kasuri methi 

½ teaspoon masala(catch chole masala) 

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

1 cup water or add as required

salt as required

1  tablespoon chopped coriander leaves

ginger julienne

Procedure:

Cook the chickpeas(boil) for 2-3 whistles.

The chickpeas should be cooked well.

•save the stock of chickpeas.

In another pan or kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and add 1/2 cup chopped onion.

Stir and saute on a low to medium flame, till the onions are translucent or light golden.

Then add 1/2tsp ginger-garlic paste. Stir and saute for a few seconds till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away.

Add 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes. Stir the tomatoes. Saute the tomatoes, till they soften.

Add the spice powders - 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder,1/2 tsp chole masala & 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.

Stir and saute for a minute.

Add the cooked chickpeas along with its spices. Stir well.

Then add 2 or 3 slit green chilies. Stir.

Add 1 cup of the stock or stock+water.

salt as required. 

On a medium flame, bring the gravy to a simmer.

The gravy should thicken slightly. Mash a few chickpeas with the back of the spoon. This helps in thickening the gravy.if you want grill paneer on grilling pan. 

Now add paneer cubes ,kasuri methi & 1 tsp amchur powder. according to your taste.

Stir and simmer the paneer for about 2 minutes on a low flame.

Switch off the flame and add 1 or 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and some ginger julienne. You can also garnish with the coriander leaves and ginger julienne instead of adding them.

Stir finally and serve the paneer chole with rotis, pooris, parathas . Also serve some onion slices with lemon. 

Happy Cooking❤

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