Most of us have heard about Amritsari chole or chana masala recipe or Pindi chana, but many of you might not have heard of this easy chole recipe which is known as Multani Chole curry. What makes this curry unique is the use of Multani masala. Multani Chole is quite different in taste from the popular version of Amritsari chole which is served with Bhatura {Deep fried puffy bread}. Kabuli Chana or Kabuli Chole are soaked overnight and then pressure cooked. After that, the chickpeas or chana is cooked along with wet and dry masala to make this spicy chickpea curry.
What is Chickpeas
Chickpeas / garbanzo beans are also known as Kabuli chana in Hindi. You can easily get them in any supermarket or grocery store in India. If you live abroad, and don’t get the dried ones in a store nearby, you can use canned chickpeas. When you are using canned chickpeas, just take care to rinse them properly before use. Rinsing the canned chickpeas help to reduce extra salt. These days I always prefer to use organic chana. Organic ones not only tastes better but also being a chemical free option this is better for healthy too. Though little expensive than normal chickpeas, I feel it’s better to pay for food that is of better quality. I remember when we ate it at my grandmother’s home or even at our home when mom used to cook chole, organic chickpeas used to be small in size as compared to big size chana we get these days.
What to Serve with Multani Chole
Since this chickpeas curry is quite spicy in taste, the Multani chole curry tastes best with steamed white rice. Pudina ka Raita {Mint Raita} as an accompaniment makes it all the more interesting. Also fresh mint leaves ass lots of fresh flavour to the main dish. You can serve this chole curry with Roti and parantha too, but always prefer it with rice.
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