Old Delhi Famous Chole | पुरानी दिल्ली के मशहूर छोले | Old Delhi कुल्हड़ छोले | Chef Ranveer Brar

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier due to its monounsaturated fats.

fresh cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried cilantro

Parsley is a good substitute for fresh herbs.

Soak chickpeas for at least 8–9 hours.

Add clarified butter to a pan and then add the soaked chickpeas.

Put tea leaves into a muslin cloth with black cardamom, black peppercorns, and cloves, tie it up, and add it to the chickpeas.

Add a little salt to the chickpeas.

Prepare a bouquet garni with whole spices and add bay leaf directly.

Blanch spinach leaves in boiling water, then shock in cold water to maintain color.

Remove thick stems from spinach leaves.

Grind the spinach into a paste.

In a pan, heat oil and add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, dried red chillies, and cumin seeds.

Add coriander powder, degi red chilli powder, cumin powder, and turmeric powder.

Add ginger-garlic paste after onions are 90% cooked, then add chopped tomatoes.

Cook the mixture until the tomatoes are slightly raw, then add the spinach paste.

Add chopped coriander stems and paneer, then add hot water to thin out the gravy.

Add the cooked chickpeas to the gravy and let it cook for at least 10 minutes without stirring too much.

Add a final tempering of clarified butter on top for aroma.

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