Chole Bhature

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiled chickpeas
• 2 onions, 3 tomatoes
• 2 tsp chole masala
• 1 tea bag
• For bhature: 2 cups maida, 1/4 cup curd, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Oil to fry

Method

1. Bhatura dough first: maida, curd, sugar, soda, salt and warm water into a soft dough. Cover and rest 3 hours in a warm place.
2. Chole: boil the chickpeas with a tea bag for that dark colour. Discard the bag.
3. Brown onions in oil, ginger-garlic, tomatoes, chole masala. Cook till the oil separates.
4. Chickpeas plus their water, simmer 20 minutes, mashing some to thicken.
5. Roll the bhature into ovals. Oil must be very hot — slide one in, press it down with a slotted spoon and it will balloon.
6. Flip once, drain. Serve immediately with sliced onion and pickle.