Oil Free Chole / Channa

An exclusive recipe for diet conscious people
Also look out for Zero Oil Methi Chole

Ingredients:

Part - 1: Pressure Cooker

• White Channa - 1 cup
• Bay Leaf - 1
• Turmeric Power - 1 pinch

Part 2 - Items to grind

• Onion - 2 (finely chopped ones)
• Tomato - 4 (finely chop it)
• Ginger - a small piece
• Garlic - 5 pods
• Cumin seeds / jeera - 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies - 2 nos
• Coriander leaves - little
• Cooked Channa - 1 fistful

Part 3 - Powders

• Garam Masala or Channa Masala - 1 Teaspoon
• Kahmiri Chilly Powder - 1 teaspoon
• Aamchur Powder or Lemon - 1 Teaspoon (if needed)
• Salt - 1 Teaspoon

Part 4 - Garnishing

• Kasuri Methi - 1 Tablespoon
• Corrainder Leaves - Just for Garnish
• Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

Method
Step 1 - Soaking and Cooking Channa

• Soak the Channa overnight or for about 6 hours
• Add water just an inch above Channa
• Add Turmeric powder, Bay Leaf  
• Pressure cook for 5 whistles.Discard the bay leaf after cooking

Part 2 - Fry and Grind

• In a kadai saute garlic and ginger in low flame
• Put tomatoes and fry it in medium flame
• Add onions, jeera and chillies.Saute till raw smell goes
• Cool it and transfer to a mixer jar
• Add boiled channa, coriander leaves to it.Grind it to a smooth paste without adding water

Part 3 - Chole

• In a kadai add the grounded mixture (paste) .Wash the mixer using the water from cooked channa and pour it here
• Now add Channa masala  / Garam masala and mix well
• Add Aamchur powder optional) and mix well
• Add Salt and mix well
• Mash the channa and add it now.Mix well
• Add crushed Kasuri Methi 
• Squeeze lemon (if Aamchur powder is not added)
• Garnish it coriander leaves

Serve it with Phulkas , Parata and Jeera Rice