Chole “Bill and Jim” [Chick Peas]
Chole “Bill and Jim” [Chick Peas], a beans and grains recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe.
Chole “Bill and Jim” [Chick Peas]
Ingredients
- 1 cn Chick peas or also
- -known as garbanzo beans 1 lg Onion chopped finely
- 2 md Potatoes
- 1 ts Mustard seeds
- 2 Or 3 pods Cardamom
- 1 ts Coriander
- 1 ts Cumin seeds
- 1 tb Garam Masala Vegetable Oil
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- If you are using the potatoes, start boiling them in a saucepan.
Method
- Let them boil for at least 15 minutes.
- After they are done, turn off the heat and let them stand in the water. 2.
- While the potatoes are cooking, heat the oil in a wide skillet till it is very hot.
- Add the mustard seeds and wait till they start popping.
- Add bayleaves, cardamom and cloves. 3.
- Mix around for a while and then add onions.
- Wait till onion start to turn golden before adding the rest of the spices (except for the Garam Masala). 4.
- Add chick-peas with all the liquid.
- Cut up the potatoes into bite sized pieces and add to the skillet.
- Add Garam Masala. 5.
- Continue stirring the chick-peas under medium heat for 5-7 minutes without covering. 6.
- Check tenderness of potatoes.
- If they are still too hard, add another 1/4 cup of water and cook for another couple of minutes. 7.
- Salt to taste and serve.
- Rao.
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