Chole Kulcha is a popular Delhi Street Food. The soft kulchas taste delicious with the soft spicy chole made with chickpea cooked in a spicy tomato base.
We are starting the last week of BM#62, with Street food as the theme. I love Street food and especially the chaats. Even though I love street food, I haven't actually indulged in those much. My exposure has confined to the tours we have taken and not in my own city.
Street food literally refers to the local food you get to taste off the market streets or the street hawkers. Right from snacks to biryanis, you can get anything and everything off your street. As I was keen on Chats, while reading about it, I realized I have completely ignored the other street food one might get.
Moreover, I was particular in finding out the street food available in the famous Delhi Streets. I had a gala time when I had visited some years ago. I particularly remember Hubby dear recollecting fond remembers of Chole Kulchas that get sold by the cycle. The Kulchawala will come in his cycle with a bag and a Dabba filled with chole and as you buy, he will scoop out the chole and give on the kulcha. It used to get sold within minutes and if you are late you will not get anything.
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Recipe
Chole Kulcha
Ingredients
For the Chole
- 1 & 1/2 cups Kabuli Channa / Chickpeas
- 4 cups Water or just enough to cover
To be ground to a smooth paste
- 1 medium Bay Leaf
- 1 Black Cardamom with the outer covering removed
- 2 Cardamom with the covering removed
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 Star Anise
- 4 Cloves
- 4 tsp Coriander Powder I added whole coriander 2 tsp
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 4 Tomatoes
- 2 tsp Ginger fresh
- 2 Green Chillies
- 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves
For the Seasoning
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 2 tsp Ghee
- 3/4 tsp Shah Jeera / Black Cumin Seeds
- A pinch Asafoetida / Hing
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Chat Masala
- 1 tsp Tamarind soaked in 1 cup water
For the Kulcha
- 4 - 5 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Water lukewarm as required
- 1 tsp Instant Yeast
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Curds / Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
How to make the Chole
- Wash and soak the chickpeas in plenty of water overnight. Change the water a couple of times and pressure cook with enough water for 3 to 4 whistles. Let the pressure fall down before removing the lid.
- In a blender, take all the ingredients listed for paste and blend well. Put in the chopped tomatoes ginger, ginger, green chili and coriander and blend to a smooth puree without using any water.
- In a nonstick pan, heat the cooking oil and ghee. Once the oil is hot, stir in the shahi jeera and after a few seconds, put in the asafoetida. After few minutes, add the ground paste and cook till the oil separates from the tomatoes on medium to low heat, stirring in between about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Put in the cooked chickpeas and the cooking water and cook till the water is reduced and you get a gravy of the required consistency.
- Stir in the chat masala and salt and turn off the heat. Garnish with fresh coriander and green chilies and serve with kulcha.
How to make the Kulcha
- In a wide bowl, take the flour, instant yeast, sugar, salt and slowly add in the lukewarm water. Mix well. Knead to a soft dough.
- Cover and let it rest for atleast an hour or till the dough doubles.
- Once the dough doubles, punch down slowly and divide into equal parts. On a flat surface, roll the dough into a 4” or 5” circle and place it on an oiled baking tray.
For Baking
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C.
- Place the tray in the centre of the oven and bake for 5 to 7 minutes.
On the tawa
- Heat a tawa and cook the kulcha on both sides till down. Douse with butter after removing.
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Padma Rekha says
Valli the whole setup is so inviting and specially those Kulchas looking so soft...
Sapana Behl says
Oh my Love this chole kulche .They look so tempting and mouth watering.
Archana Potdar says
Omg I am loving it. Drool drool drool
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
2 in 1 recipe. Great. Its very tempting. Amazing share.
Nalini's Kitchen says
Wow!!!amazing spread Valli,I am drooling over the pictures.The kulcha has come out so good.
Pavani N says
Wow, that is such a yummy combo -- chole and kulcha. My mouth's watering just looking at the pics.
vaishali sabnani says
Wow ! Chola recipe sounds awesome , bookmarking ! This is one of the best on Delhi streets , just waiting to go and enjoy ????
Priya Suresh says
Seriously i feel like inviting myself to your place, this chole kulche is torturing me.
sushma says
Am just loving this dish ,mouth watering here.
Sarita says
What a comfort dish ! It looks great.. Chole and kulcha both looks too yummy:
Chef Mireille says
great classic combo - looks great
Ashwaq Hilal says
Worth the read. I always love Kulcha and it's taste. Lucky for me, I was able to taste such authentic kulcha from Kulcha King. I even got a discount from their special dine-in offer.