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Title: Pindi Chana (Punjabi Chole) - Tea Infused Chickpea Curry
Categories: Indian
Yield: 2 Servings

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1 c Dry chickpeas
1 Bag plain tea; not black
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Oil
2 c Water
1/2 tb Chaat masala

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4 tb Mustard oil or
- any neutral oil
3/4 c Tomatoes; chopped
1 1/2 ts Fresh ginger shoot; grated
1 cl Garlic; fat
1/4 ts Turmeric
1 Thai green chiles; up to 2,
- adjust to tolerance
Salt; to taste
Cilantro;
- chopped, for garnish

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1/2 ts Black peppercorns
1 ts Cumin
1 1/2 ts Coriander seeds
2 Dry red chiles
1 ts Anardana (dried pomegranate
- seeds) -OR-
1 ts Lemon juice -OR-
1 ts Dry mango powder
1 sm Black cardamom
1/2 ts Kasuri methi (dried
- fenugreek leaves)

Grind spice mix to a coarse powder.

Skip the following paragraph if using canned chickpeas.

Soak the chickpeas overnight in enough water. Drain and discard the
water and transfer the chickpeas to your pressure cooker. Add tea
bag, salt, soda, oil and 2-1/2 cups water and pressure cook for 4 to
5 whistles or until 95% cooked. Please adjust the cooking time &
number of whistles depending on your variety of chickpeas. Once
cooked, drain the chickpeas, discard the tea bag and reserve the
stock.

Mix with chaat masala and half of the ground spice powder with the
chickpeas and set aside.

In a pot, heat up the oil to smoky on high heat. Take off the stove
and add the chopped tomatoes to the oil. Also add ginger and garlic.
Cook on medium heat until the tomatoes soften and you see oil
separating on sides of the pot. At this point, add the turmeric and
rest of the spice powder to the pan and cook for another 3 to 4
minutes until you smell a nice aroma. Add the chickpeas to the pot
next with about 3/4 to 1 cup of reserved stock and green chiles.
Taste and adjust the salt. Cover and let the chickpeas cook on medium
low heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until they are completely soft but
not mushy.

Let sit for 1 to 2 hours before serving. The sauce will thicken up and
develop flavors as the dish sits. When ready to serve, reheat and if
you feel that they are too dry, add little bit of reserved stock,
simmer again for 5 to 7 minutes and serve garnished with cilantro.

Serve with bhatura, warm tortillas, pita bread or naan.

Recipe by sanjuro

Recipe FROM: <gopher://sdf.org/0/users/sanjuro/indian-food/
pindi-chana-punjabi-chole.txt>

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