It has been nearly 4 months since I have been away from Delhi. So I have started to crave for some typical Punjabi flavors. Yesterday mum also wanted to have some poori as we don't make deep fried stuff that often. Hence I suggested we make some chhole Bhature. Interestingly in South of India too, this has always been a favourite, but made quite differently in terms of flavors. I have tried to stick true to the flavors I have eaten . The last time I tried to replicate @handpickedbypc 's mum's sattvik pindi chhole recipe. Here I have taken some pointers from @chefkunal 's Recipe but I have made it my own. Pressure cooked chickpeas with @bohteamalaysia Teabag , 2 black & green cardamoms each, 3 cloves, a pinch of soda ,Bayleaf, salt. Tempered some carom( ajwain), cumin seeds in mustard oil. Sauteed onions, tomatoes, ginger ,garlic ,a pinch of sugar, green chillies till they made love to each other & added turmeric, chilli, Coriander powder & garam masala . Added in the boiled channa after removing the whole spices. @haldiraminternational 's always serves their chhole bhature with a chatpata Aloo. Taking a cue from that I boiled cherry potatoes with some salt . Heated some ghee, added a tsp of panch phoron ( fennel, Fenugreek, cumin, Nigella , mustard seeds), asafoetida ( hing), turmeric , chilli & dry mango powder ( amchur), sugar . Tossed in the potatoes, added a little water to merge all of them together & sprinkled some sesame seeds before taking off the stove. Dare I say this was way better from the Haldirams version. A simple home made apple cider vinegar & maple syrup dressing in which I brined banana peppers, julienned carrots , beets & parsley leaves. Even though bhatures were more like pooris as they didn't have enough interlocking or that fermented flavor , the breakfast was still so delicious! #chholebhature #almostvegan #foodloose #sundaybreakfast #chatpatafood #delhistreetfood #homemade #marathoncontinues🏁 #longpost #divine (at Trivandrum, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCP4CnGlGwI/?igshid=18gp9vsvr0ptp
