Chole Bhature

## 🍛 Chole Bhature

**Chole Bhature** is a popular North Indian dish made with spicy chickpea curry (chole) served with deep-fried fluffy bread (bhature). It is especially famous in cities like Delhi and Amritsar.

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### 🥘 Ingredients

#### For Chole:

* 1 cup chickpeas (soaked overnight)

* 2 onions (finely chopped)

* 2 tomatoes (pureed)

* 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

* 1 tsp cumin seeds

* 1 tsp turmeric

* 1 tsp red chili powder

* 1 tsp chole masala

* Salt to taste

* 2 tbsp oil

#### For Bhature:

* 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour)

* 2 tbsp semolina (sooji)

* ½ cup curd

* 1 tsp sugar

* ½ tsp baking soda

* Salt to taste

* Water (as needed)

* Oil (for frying)

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### 👩‍🍳 Method

#### To Make Chole:

1. Pressure cook soaked chickpeas until soft.

2. Heat oil, add cumin seeds.

3. Add onions and sauté until golden.

4. Add ginger-garlic paste and tomato puree.

5. Add spices and cook until oil separates.

6. Add boiled chickpeas and simmer for 10–15 minutes.

#### To Make Bhature:

1. Mix flour, sooji, curd, sugar, baking soda, and salt.

2. Knead into a soft dough. Rest for 2 hours.

3. Roll into oval shapes.

4. Deep fry until golden and puffed.

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### 🍽️ Serving Tip

Serve hot with sliced onions, green chilies, and pickle.

If you’d like, I can also share a **street-style Delhi chole bhature recipe** or a **no-yeast instant version** 😊