Chikkad Chhole - Steps To Make This Punjabi Delicacy

By Risha Ganguly

A very popular dish in Punjab, chikkad chhole and its flavours are as interesting as its name. Let us see how to make this dish at your home.

Ingredients

1 cup chickpeas 1 potato 1 onion Coriander seeds Cumin Kasuri methi Dry red chillies Anardana 1 tsp haldi 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste Ghee Salt as per taste Dhaniya leaves for garnishing

Step 1

In a pressure cooker, boil the soaked chickpeas, potato and sliced onion. Meanwhile, dry roast the rest of the spices except haldi.

Step 2

After dry roasting, grind the masalas into a powder. Next, add the potatoes and a little boiled chhole to make a creamy paste.

Step 3

In a pan, heat ghee and add the potato paste and haldi powder. Add the spice powder. Cook till raw smell goes. Add boiled chickpeas.

Step 4

Adjust the water consistency and add salt. Garnish with dhaniya leaves and serve with puri or kulcha.