Recipe: Yummy Low-Calorie Chole Paneer Masala

Low-Calorie Chole Paneer Masala.

You can have Low-Calorie Chole Paneer Masala using 25 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Low-Calorie Chole Paneer Masala

1. You need of for cooking chole or chickpeas:.
2. You need 1 cup of chole.
3. It's 2 of small tej patta.
4. You need 2 of cinnamon.
5. Prepare 2 of black cardamom.
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of ginger crushed.
7. It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
8. You need 1 tbsp of amchur powder.
9. Prepare 1 of tea bag.
10. You need of for chole paneer gravy:.
11. Prepare 2 of onion, chopped.
12. You need 2 of tomatoes, chopped.
13. Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
14. Prepare 150 grams of paneer, cubes.
15. Prepare 3 of slit green chillies.
16. You need 1 teaspoon of coriander powder.
17. You need 1 teaspoon of cumin powder.
18. You need 1/2 teaspoon of red chilli powder.
19. You need 1 teaspoon of kasuri methi.
20. Prepare 1 teaspoon of garam masala.
21. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
22. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
23. Prepare 2 tbsp of oil.
24. Prepare 1-2 tablespoon of chopped coriander leaves.
25. Prepare of for garnish:.

Low-Calorie Chole Paneer Masala step by step

1. Soak chickpeas in enough water overnight..
2. Take the chole along with salt, black cardamoms, cinnamon, tea bag, amchur, tej patta and ginger in the pressure cooker, add 3 cups water and pressure cook the chickpeas for 10 to 12 whistles..
3. Discard the tea bag and keep the cooked chickpeas along with the stock aside..
4. Grind 1/4 cup of boiled chickpeas to a smooth paste and keep aside..
5. Heat 1 tsp oil in a frying pan and fry the paneer cubes till it gets golden on the sides. Keep aside. In a kadai, heat oil and add onion..
6. Stir and saute till the onions are translucent or lightly golden..
7. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few seconds till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away..
8. Add tomatoes, saute the tomatoes, till they soften..
9. Add the spice powders - coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, garam masala & turmeric powder..
10. Stir and saute for a minute..
11. Add the cooked chole, chole paste (this helps in thickening the gravy) along with it's spices. stir well..
12. Add green chilies and saute. Add 1 cup of the stock, season with salt, bring the gravy to a simmer..
13. Now add paneer cubes and kasuri methi. Stir and simmer the paneer for about 2 minutes on a low flame..
14. Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.