Tikki chole is my dad's fav. While cooking, I always remember him. Though, I never got chance to cook same for him. But I always try to cook keeping his taste in mind. Just right balance of spices. And I have decided to share this recipe in the blog.
Ingredients:
Chole
Kabuli chana 300 gm
7-8 Tomatoes
3 Green chillies
1 Small block ginger
1/4 bunch of coriander(do not remove stem)
1/2 Tb spoon turmeric
1 Tb spoon chilli powder
1 Tb spoon coriander powder
Salt as per taste
1/2 Tb spoon turmeric
1 Tb spoon chilli powder
1 Tb spoon coriander powder
Salt as per taste
Tikki
6-7 Boiled potatoes
1/4 Tspoon ajwain
1/2 Tspoon black pepper powder
1/2 Tspoon pudina powder
Salt as per taste
Salt as per taste
Method:
Soak kabuli chanas overnite. Boil chana in fresh water with salt, cinnamon and big cardamom. Do not drain water.
Grind tomatoes, chilies, ginger and coriander in a mixer. make a fine paste.
Add oil in deep wok, add cumin seeds, cloves and wait till splutter. Add above paste with chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and mix well. Cover the wok with lid and let it cook for 10-15 min. (keep checking in between: if required extend the time for cooking the paste but not more than 20 min).
Add boiled chanas and boiled water and salt. Mix well.
Let it cook for another 15 minutes. Garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
For tikkies, Mix all the ingrdients and make fine dough with it. Make small balls and slightly press with hand and make flat tikki.
Now, you can roast them on tawa or shallow fry too, depends upon your taste.
Serve hot with pudina chutney, chopped onions n tomatoes.
Add oil in deep wok, add cumin seeds, cloves and wait till splutter. Add above paste with chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and mix well. Cover the wok with lid and let it cook for 10-15 min. (keep checking in between: if required extend the time for cooking the paste but not more than 20 min).
Add boiled chanas and boiled water and salt. Mix well.
Let it cook for another 15 minutes. Garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
For tikkies, Mix all the ingrdients and make fine dough with it. Make small balls and slightly press with hand and make flat tikki.
Now, you can roast them on tawa or shallow fry too, depends upon your taste.
Serve hot with pudina chutney, chopped onions n tomatoes.
