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Sookha Kala Chana with Poori: A Navratri delight (Cholar Tarkari ar Poori)

Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 9 hours
Calories

Ingredients

Sookha Kala Chana:

  • Black Chickpeas/ Kala Chana/ Chola: 2 Cup 300g
  • Ginger Paste: 2 Tsp.
  • Cumin Seed: ½ Tsp.
  • Bay Leaf: 1
  • Whole Black Cardamom: 1
  • Whole Green Cardamom: 2-3
  • Cinnamon: 1”
  • Green Chili: 2 chopped
  • Kashmiri Red Chili Powder: 1 Tsp.
  • Cumin Powder: ½ Tsp.
  • Coriander Powder: ½ Tsp.
  • Turmeric Powder: ½ Tsp.
  • Garam Masala Powder: 1 Tsp.
  • Dry Mango Powder/ Aamchur Powder: 1.5 Tsp.
  • Lemon Juice: 1 Tbsp.
  • Salt: to taste
  • Ghee/ Clarified Butter: ⅕ Tbsp. I prefer to use Homemade Ghee

Poori:

  • Whole Wheat Flour: 500g
  • Salt: 1 Tsp.
  • Vegetable refined Oil: for deep frying Poori

Instructions

Sookha Kala Chana:

  • Wash and clean Black Chickpeas and soak Black Chickpeas overnight in plain water overnight (at least 8 hours). I use a big casserole for soaking the Chickpeas.
  • Chickpeas will increase in size to double after overnight soaking.
  • Take soaked Black Chickpeas along with 1 Tsp. of salt and 4 Cup of Water in a pressure cooker and start cooking with the weight on in high flame. After one whistle slower the flame and let it cooked for 20-25 minutes.
  • Switch the flame off and wait till the cooker release the pressure and then open the lid.
  • Strain Black Chickpeas from the water and reserve 1 cup of Black Chickpeas Stock for future use.
  • Now take a Deep bottom pan and heat Ghee on it.
  • Temper the Ghee with Bay leaf, Cumin Seed, Whole Cinnamon, Green and Black Cardamom and then add Ginger paste to the tempering.
  • After 1-2 minutes of cooking in low flame add Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Dry Mango Powder, Salt and Sugar and Lemon Juice to the tempering and add 1 Tbsp. of Water as well and cook in low flame till oil separates from the mixture.
  • Now add boiled Black Chickpeas to the mixture and mix properly and add previously reserved Black Chickpeas stock to the mixture.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and cook in medium flame till water evaporates completely.
  • Add Garam Masala Powder and mix properly.
  • Garnish it with slit green chilis.
  • Sookha Kala Chana is now ready to serve.

Poori:

  • Take 500g Whole wheat Flour in a bowl and add salt and 2 tablespoon of Oil to it and mix properly.
  • By adding water little by little make stiff dough. It took me 1 Cup water to make the dough
  • Cove the dough with a wet cloth for 15 minutes before frying Poories.
  • Divide the dough in to 25-25 portions and turn each portion into small balls.
  • Using a rolling pin make 3” diameter Poori from each ball.
  • Heat sufficient Oil (around 300 ml) in a deep bottom pan.
  • Fry Poories one by one till those turn golden in colour and puffed from both side.
  • Serve Poori hot with Sookha Kala Chola.

Notes

Adding Lemon Juice is optional but gives good taste to Kala Chola.

Nutrition

Serving: 10People
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