Paneer Chole Recipe โ เคชเคจเฅเคฐ เคเฅเคฒเฅ: Chole (เคเฅเคฒเฅ) is a popular North Indian Punjabi dish, and people often make it with potato (เคเคฒเฅ) or without it. North Indians love chole in many different forms. Today, I am sharing my twist on this classic dish, Paneer Chole. I first made it when I had no potatoes at home but had cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ), so I decided to give this combination a try. I loved this version of chole, and I hope you will too.
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Paneer Chole
Course: Curries, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Veg FoodCuisine: Indian6
servings20
minutes40
minutes210
kcal8
hours9
hoursThis Paneer Chole main course dish is a north Indian twisted dish and full of nutrition.
Ingredients
Chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ) – 1 cup
Cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ) – 200 grams
Tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ) – 4-5 medium
Onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) – 4-5 medium
Ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) – 1 inch
Garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) – 8-10 cloves
Green chili (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) – 1-2
Coriander leaves (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) – few sprigs
Clove (เคฒเฅเคเค) – 4 piece
Cinnamon (เคฆเคพเคฒเคเฅเคจเฅ) – 1 inch
Star anise (เคเคเฅเคฐเฅ เคซเฅเคฒ) – 1 piece
Bay leaf (เคคเฅเค เคชเคคเฅเคคเคพ) – 2 pieces
Cumin (เคเฅเคฐเคพ) seeds – 1 tsp.
Turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) powder – 1 tsp.
Coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) powder – 3 tsp.
Chole masala powder – 1 tbsp.
Oil (เคคเฅเคฒ) – 3 tbsp.
Salt (เคจเคฎเค) as per taste.
Directions
- Wash and soak chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ) in water overnight or 8 hours.
- Next morning boil these soaked chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ) with a potli of dry whole spices {clove (เคฒเฅเคเค), cinnamon (เคฆเคพเคฒเคเฅเคจเฅ), star anise (เคเคเฅเคฐเฅ เคซเฅเคฒ) and bay leaf (เคคเฅเค เคชเคคเฅเคคเคพ)}.
- In the meanwhile, make a puree of tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ). Grate onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Finely chop green chili (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) and coriander leaves (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ). Cut cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ) into cubes. Keep aside.
- When chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ) boiled, remove dry whole spices potli and separate water from them. Keep aside both water and boiled chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ).
- Now, heat oil in non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds along with chopped chop green chili (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค); grated ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Sautรฉ in medium heat for a minute until raw aroma of garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) goes away.
- Immediately add grated onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), sautรฉ till onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) become translucent.
- Add tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ) puree and sautรฉ for a minute.
- Add red chili (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder, turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) powder, coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) powder, chole masala powder and salt to taste. Cook 5-6 minutes over low heat till oil start separating from masala side. Keep staring in-between.
- Now add boiled chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ); mix well so the masala coat over every chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ).
- Add water which we separate from boiled chickpea (เคเคพเคฌเฅเคฒเฅ เคเคจเคพ / เคเฅเคฒเฅ) {if require add more water but don’t add too much, we need little thick curry.}. Bring it to boil and cook cover simmer for 5-10 minute. Keep staring in-between.
- Now add cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ) cubes and cook simmer for a minute or two.
- Your paneer chole is ready, garnish with chopped coriander leaves (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) and serve hot with Jeera Rice, Paratha, Chapattis or Naan.
Notes
- If you want you can shallow fry cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ) cubes before using them in dish. I don’t use shallow fried cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ) because it gave creamy taste to dish, which I love.
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Really enjoyed this Paneer Chole recipe! It looks delicious, and the instructions are easy to follow. Definitely worth trying! ๐