# Chole (Chana Masala)

Chole, also known as Chana Masala or chickpea curry, is a delicious vegetarian Indian dish.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chickpeas
- water
- salt
- baking soda
- whole spices
- chopped onions
- chopped tomatoes
- green chilies
- ginger garlic paste
- oil
- cumin seeds
- carom seeds
- asafoetida (hing)
- spices
- touch water
- hot water
- garam masala
- kasuri methi
- more hot water

## Instructions

1. Start by soaking your chickpeas in water for 6 to 8 hours, overnight's better.
2. Pressure cook the chickpeas on high for 20 minutes with salt, baking soda, and a few whole spices.
3. Blend your chopped onions and set them aside.
4. Blend your chopped tomatoes, green chilies, and ginger garlic paste, then set that aside.
5. In a large pan, add oil, cumin seeds, carom seeds, and asafoetida (hing).
6. Let the ingredients in the pan get fragrant.
7. Go in with your onion paste and cook until golden.
8. Add in your spices with a touch of water and mix it all up.
9. Go in with your tomato paste and cook for a solid 15 minutes to really build that flavor.
10. Add a bit of hot water if it gets too dry.
11. Lastly, add in your chickpeas, garam masala, kasuri methi, and more hot water.
12. Simmer for 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- pressure cooker
- large pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@amateurprochef/video/7597110199920463111
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e2f0f557-64fd-4642-b463-027da78688e5
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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