I soaked a glass of kaaley cholay last night. Usually I fry some onions, tomatoes, spices and pressure cook the cholay until tender, then simmer until all the water has dried up. Then garnish with lemon juice, dhaniya, green chillies…
Can someone suggest another yummy way of making kaaley cholay (not salan form, but for iftaari snack)??
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Hmm once I added some spaghetti sauce to kalay channay and it turned out amazing, but that was a salan.
This is how I make 'em.
You can change the amount of ingredients for 1 glass.
1lb Kalay Chanay
water as required
1/4 tablespoon baking soda
3/4 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon crush red peppers
6 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon cumin powder
1 tablespoon coriender powder
1/4 tablesppoon red chili powder
3/4 cup tamarind juice/pulp (if using pulp lessen the amount into half)
1/4 bunch cilantro/coreinder
4 green chilies chopped
1 tablespoon chaat masala
Soak chana with soda in it the night before cooking.
Throw the water away & rince the chanas once.
In a pan add salt, crushed red peppers, chana & water, enough to soak the chanas.
Bring to boil & let it cook for 2-3 hours or till the water dries up & the chanas get done.
In a pan slightly heat oil & then add cumin powder, coriender powder and red chili powder.
Stir fry it quickly. Make sure you don't cook it too much & burn the masala.
Turn off the heat. Mix it with the chanas & stir fry the mixture for two minutes.
Add tamarind juice, cilantro, green chillies & cook on low medium heat till the raw tamarind smell goes away.
Add chaat masala. Mix. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Kalay chanay are done.
Enjoy :)
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Thanks!! I just made them. Will let you know how they turned out after iftaar!
No problemo. Will wait for your post.
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Thanks Bint_e_Naeem!! Maybe I'll take a pic also. Very easy recipe indeed.
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Kaalay chanay are a standard iftari dish for biharis.. haha.
My mom makes it kind of how you do and then she whips up some yogurt, adds a bit of red chili powder, chaat masala and adds on top of the chanay. They taste amazing.
Thanks Bint_e_Naeem!! Maybe I'll take a pic also. Very easy recipe indeed.
Yeah & in my views it tastes better the next day. My mom experimented for years to come up with this recipe. Its one of our favorite ways to eat any chana chaat. Waisay she would kill me if she found out I posted this recipe online. Lol. Anyways. So how was it? Did you take any pictures? Was it spicy & theeki enough?
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Oh wow. Where do you live? I can only imagine how that last hour or two feels like. Hang in there lol.
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I just noticed you joined gupshup on my birthday & the day I got engaged.
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Haha cool! I hope I remember to wish you that day 
Oh wow. Where do you live? I can only imagine how that last hour or two feels like. Hang in there lol.
We're on the pacific northwest.
Oh that’ll be sweet. This reminds me I should be expecting two gifts instead of one every year from hubby.
Now THAT’s a vague answer. Sahi 
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It was excellent. The masala proportions were just right and the taste was really great. Thank you thank you!
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I’ll suggest another way once I learn to cook :halo:
Lol Inzi.
I am glad you liked it Niksik. Your welcome :) I am gonna make 'em on Baqra Eid InshaAllah!.
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i was looking for a recipe of kalay cholay, thx so much for posting Bint_e_naeem
You are welcome DesiKuri. Mail some to me when you make 'em :D
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Ok guys, here's a variation...
Follow Bint_e_Naeem's recipe. But before adding the oil and spices to the channey, add a cubed boiled potato to the oil and spices and fry a few seconds, add some hari mirchain slit lengthwise and stir in, then add all that to the boiled channey. Garnish with hara dhaniya...
oh my gawd. Delish!!!
