Chilli Choley
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...Submitted: November 25, 2013
Recipe In :
Fusion Cooking, Veggies and Lentils
Total Time:
Preparation Time: 10-15 mins
Cooking Time: 10-15 mins
Servings: 4 |
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Choley.. a popular dish in almost every Indian kitchen… chilli choley is a good change from regular chola masala, fried and sauteed in a Chinese sauce, usually a hit on my party table.
Required ingredients
- 2 cups white chick peas – kabuli chana – boiled
- 2 tsp red chilli paste
- 2tbsps beaten yoghurt
- 2 tbsp oil
For Sauce
- 2 tbsp oil
- 10-12 flakes garlic- finely chopped
- 2 inch piece ginger finely chopped
- ½ tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 large onion cut into small cubes
- 1 large capsicum cut into small cubes
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- ½ tsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp red chilli sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce
- 3tbsp tomato puree
- 2tbsp corn flour mixed in ¼ cup of water
- ½ cup water
- Salt as per taste
- A pinch of mono-sodium glutamate - ajinamoto
- A pinch of red food colour
Directions & How to
- In a large pan or wok, heat 2 tbsp of oil , add the chick peas, red chilli paste and yoghurt, mix well and fry for 4-5 minutes on slow flame.
Making Sauce
- Heat oil in a wok, add chilli flakes, garlic and ginger, when it turns golden brown add onions and capsicum and saute it for 2 minutes.
- Add soya sauce, vinegar, tomato puree, tomato sauce, red chilli sauce, a little salt and a pinch of mono-sodium glutamate. Saute it for a minute and add chick peas and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add half cup water, food colour and corn flour paste. Mix and cook further for around 2 minutes.
- Serve hot.
