(Ch)Ole! (Cho)Ole!

Went to watch Rio today with my son (that is where the Ole came from in case u were wondering about the title of this post) - his first time at the movies and that too a 3D flick!! He did pretty well till the intermission. He was seated in his seat with the glasses and was enjoying the movie. But that intermission seemed to have broken the trance he was in! He was restless after that. Kept walking around and even had a brief crying spell :-( But all in all a good first time for a 2.6 yr old in my books :)

Today made chole for dinner.

Chole Masala

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Chole Masala 

2 cups Chole (Garbanzo Beans) - Soak them overnight and the boil them till they are soft

2 tomatoes (chopped)

1 cup Tomato Puree or Paste

3 medium onions finely chopped

2-5 cloves minced garlic

1 tbsp ginger past

2 green chilies chopped

1/4 tsp turmeric pd

1 tsp coriander pd 

1 tsp garam masala pd

1 tsp chana masala pd (if not available use the kitchen king masala)

1 tsp kasuri methi

1 tsp cumin seeds

Salt and chilli pd to taste

Heat a pan and add oil. Add the cumin seeds and let them splutter. Then add the garlic and ginger paste. Add chopped onions  and a pinch of salt and fry till they turn brown. Add coriander powder, turmeric pd, chili powder and salt to taste. Fry for a sec. Now add the garam masala and the chana masala and fry. Add the tomatoes and the puree and kasuri methi and fry till the oil leaves the sides (this almost never happens in my house since I put so little of it to begin with!!!) So fry till the tomatoes have turned into mush and the entire contents of the pan become one. Add the chole and a little water according to the desired consistency and cover and simmer. Garnish with coriander and fried onion slices (totally optional).

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Buenos Noches muchachos!!!