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Chole Bhature

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Chole Bhature

Punjabi spiced chickpeas served with deep-fried puffed leavened bread — the ultimate indulgent Indian breakfast.

Total time
80 min
Prep
45 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Indian
vegetarian

Ingredients

600gcooked chickpeas
2large onions, finely diced
400gcrushed tomatoes
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2cmfresh ginger, minced
2 tspchole masala or garam masala
1 tspturmeric
1 tspamchur
300gplain flour for bhature
200mlyoghurt
1 tspbaking powder
3 tbspvegetable oil
oil for deep frying bhature

Instructions

1

Fry onions until very dark, add garlic and ginger.

2

Add spices, cook 2 minutes.

3

Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes until rich.

4

Add chickpeas and simmer 20 minutes, mashing some for thickness.

5

For bhature: mix flour, yoghurt, baking powder and oil into a soft dough, rest 30 minutes.

6

Divide into 8 balls, roll into ovals.

7

Deep fry at 180C until puffed and golden on both sides.

8

Serve bhature immediately with chole and sliced onion.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
416
Protein
16.9g
Fat
16.1g
Carbs
54.7g
Fiber
13.8g
Sodium
154mg

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