Amritsari Punjabi Chole without Onion Garlic Instant Pot Recipes Main Course Rupali Agarwal Share11TweetPin18YumWhatsAppShare29 SharesJump to Recipe Print Recipe Instant pot version of Amritsari Punjabi Chole recipe without onion, garlic and tea bags, but still the same authentic flavors and deep brown color derived from 18 different spices used. A very unique and delicate balance of spices with four recipe enhancements to create a perfect aroma to entice everybody and please your palate. This recipe can also be vegan, if we do not add paneer cubes at the end or substitute with extra firm Tofu. The authentic Amritsari Punjabi Chole recipe requires onion and garlic, however several people do not use onion or garlic in their meal preparations. Therefore, I am sharing my take on onion and garlic free version of this most popular Amritsari Punjabi Chole recipe. A very unique and delicate balance of spices to create a perfect aroma to entice and please your palate. Chole Bhature – The Heavenly Combination Chole Bhature, just the thought of this combination is heavenly. This popular combination comes from the region of Punjab, North India. Chole or Chole Masala is the hindi name for the popular Indian chickpea recipe with tangy curry simmered in lots of spices, green chilli, ginger, onion tomatoes. Bhature is leavened deep fried Puri. One just can’t resist a hot serving of chole with puffy bhature. Note: Photoprop details are at the bottom of this post. Global Popularity of Chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans While growing up in India, I thought chickpeas or chole can be used only for this Amritsari Punjabi chole recipe. However, since I started traveling abroad, I realized the popularity of chickpeas or garbanzo beans as a key ingredient in different cuisines . Chickpeas or garbanzo beans were originally cultivated in Mediterranean region, and has spread all over the world due to its culinary versatility. Garbanzo beans is one of the healthiest foods full of good carbs, healthy protein and fiber. It has low GI making it an ideal and gratifying option for the people who are suffering with blood sugar problem. How to Soak and Cook Dried Chickpeas? Chickpeas are available all year round in grocery stores in dried beans version or boiled canned version. When cooking the dry beans, it is important to separate debris or foreign objects before use. The beans need to be soaked at least 6-8 hours in cold water before cooking to obtain the right texture of the beans. If you are in hurry or lack enough time, you can also soak in hot water for 4 -5 hrs. Keep changing the hot water as the water cools down to maintain the temperature. After soaking, discard the soaked water and cook in fresh water in a pressure cooker. Ancient Ayurvedic Spices Cooking with incredible list of ancient Ayurvedic spices, like ginger, cumin, carom, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardomoms, cloves, black pepper, dry annardana, turmeric, and tamarind further supplements the health benefits. These spices are excellent sources of potassium, and calcium with powerful anti-inflammatory properties while aiding easy digestion. Enhancements to Authentic Punjabi Chole Recipe Those who follow my recipes know that I always try to enhance my recipes to make them more healthy, flavorful and unique. In this recipe you will find some key modifications compared to the authentic recipe, which I have developed over the years with many experiments and trials. First and most shift is that you don’t need to use tea leaves or tea bags to bring out the dark tone or hue of chole. I use a healthy ingredient ‘dry amala (gooseberry) slices‘ which also increase the iron content of overall dish.Second, have you ever cooked Punjabi chole in mustard oil? Try it next time when you cook, it enhances the flavor of overall dish so much.Third, adding a boiled mashed potato in the gravy is totally a game changer. It helps in thickens the gravy and brings the dish to another level.Fourth, addition of roasted and ground cumin seeds, cardomom seeds, dry amla powder, while using tamarind pulp instead amchur powder brings out much more flavor of these dark toned Amritsari Punjabi chole. Last but not least don’t forget to add few paneer cubes towards the end of cooking process. So, are you excited and ready try my version of onion,garlic -free Amritsari Punjabi chole? Let’s go!! Punjabi Chole Ingredients: From Pantry: Chickpeas – boiled and some mashed 2 cups dryTomatoes – 10 tomatoes puree ~ 4 cups puree – 1 kgPotato – boiled mashed 1 medium 200 gmPaneer – small cubesGinger – 1 inch piece 20 grms juliennedGreenchilies – 3-4 slit (as per spice level)Cilantro Spices: Mustard Oil – 2 tbsAsafoetida (Hingh) – ¼ tspCumin seeds – 1tbsCarom or caraway – 1 tspBay leaves – 2 leavesAnnardana – 1 tbsBlack rock Salt – 1 tspSalt – 2 tsp or as per tasteTurmeric – 1 tspRed chili powder – ½ tsp (as per spice level)Coriander seeds powder – 2 tspCumin seeds – toasted and ground 1 tspBlack pepper – ¼ tspAmla powder – 1/ tspChana masala powder – 4 tspTamarind pulp – 2 tbspKasoori methi – optionalMasala bag: Black pepper corn – 1 tspCloves – 6-8 piecesCinnamon – 2 small piecesGreen cardamom – 2 piecesBlack cardamom – 1 pieceDry ginger (saunth) – small piece Punjabi Chole Instant Pot Instructions: Put soaked (read general guidelines in the text above for soaking) and washed chickpeas in pressure cooker with 2.5 times water for dry chickpeas quantity. I started with Instant Pot, but now I use the Mealthy Multi-pot. Add 2 tbsp dry amla as well. For Masala Bag, take all the ingredients from the masala bag group and crush them in mortar and pastel. Put them in a spice bag or make a potli using cheese cloth. You can use either conventional pressure cooker, electric pressure cooker or Instant Pots. which are more common these days. If using instant pot, pressure cook on High for 25 minutes. NR (Natural Release) after 25 minutes are over. TIP: To save time, I have prepared the masala simultaneously on cooktop in a pan while chickpease are getting pressure cooked. Heat oil in a pan. In the pictures below. I am using a Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron 14-1/4-Inch Wok with Glass Lid. Add hing, cumin seeds, ajwain and bay leaves. Crush annardana in a mortel and pastel and add to hot oil. Sauté them for few seconds. Now add jullien ginger and chilies. Sauté for a minute. Add tomato puree and mix well. Covered and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. At the end it should look like second picture below. When you achive that consistency (like second picture), then add all the spices and mix well. Add boiled and mashed potato Mix well, and cook for 5 minutes. Add cooked chickpeas mix well. Add some water if needed. Add tamarind pulp. Add paneer cubes and cover to simmer for 20 minutes on medium-low heat. As an option, you can also crush some kasoori methi in your palms and sprinkle. I did not do in this recipe. Amritsari chole are ready. Serve with any of your flatbread and enjoy. For condiments, some people prefer spiced green chillies. However, I like to have these with sweet and sour green mango launji. Both of these are shown in the picture below. Hope you are motivated to try this recipe. Please leave comment on how your friends and family liked it. 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Other Chickpea or Chole recipe on EYP: Falafel burger patties and roundelsChickpeas Vegetable Barley Soup RecipeBaked Katori Mathri Cup ChaatMint Quinoa PulaoFalafel 5 from 3 votes Print Amritsari Punjabi Chole (No Onion-Garlic) – Indian Chickpea Recipe Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 50 mins Soaking Time 8 hrs Total Time 1 hr Instant pot version of Amritsari Punjabi Chole recipe without onion, garlic and tea bags, but still the same authentic flavors and deep brown color derived from 18 different spices used. A very unique and delicate balance of spices with four recipe enhancements to create a perfect aroma to entice everybody and please your palate. Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Soup Cuisine: Indian Keyword: Amritsari Punjabi Chole, Authentic Punjabi Chole, Chole, Chole Bhature, Maa Chole ki Dal, Punjabi Chole Servings: 10 Calories: 291 kcal Author: Rupali Agarwal Ingredients 2 cup Chickpeas boiled and some mashed 1 kg Tomato 10 tomatoes puree ~ 4 cups puree 200 gm Potato 1 medium sized boiled mashed 250 gm Paneer small cubes 20 gm Ginger 1 inch piece julienned 5 gm Greenchilies 3-4 slits as per spice level 15 gm Cilantro handful Spices: 2 tbsp Mustard Oil 1/4 tsp Asafetida Hingh 1 tbsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Carom seeds or caraway 2 Bay leaves 1 tbsp Annardana 1 tsp Black rock Salt 2 tsp Salt 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Red chili powder as per spice level 2 tsp Coriander seeds powder 1 tsp Cumin seeds toasted and ground 1/4 tsp Black pepper ¼ tsp 1 tsp Amla powder 4 tsp Chaat masala 2 Tamarind pulp 2 tbsp Kasoori methi optional Masala bag: 1 tsp Black peppercorns Cloves 6-8 pieces 2 cinnamon small pieces Green cardamom 2 pieces Black cardamom 1 piece 2 gm Dry ginger saunth small piece Instructions The beans need to be soaked at least 6-8 hours in cold water before cooking to obtain the right texture of the beans. If you are in hurry or lack enough time, you can also soak in hot water for 4 -5 hrs. Keep changing the hot water as the water cools down to maintain the temperature. After soaking, discard the soaked water and cook in fresh water in a pressure cooker. Put soaked (read general guidelines in the text above for soaking) and washed chickpeas in pressure cooker with 2.5 times water for dry chickpeas quantity. Add 2 tbsp dry amla as well. For Masala Bag, take all the ingredients from the masala bag group and crush them. Put them in a spice bag or make a potli using cheese cloth. You can use either conventional pressure cooker, electric pressure cooker or Instant Pots. which are more common these days. If using instant pot, pressure cook on High for 25 minutes. NR (Natural Release) after 25 minutes are over. TIP: To save time, I have prepared the masala simultaneously on cooktop in a pan while chickpease are getting pressure cooked. Heat oil in a pan. Add hing, cumin seeds, ajwain and bay leaves. Crush annardana in a mortel and pastel and add to hot oil. Sauté them for few seconds. Now add jullien ginger and chilies. Sauté for a minute. Add tomato puree and mix well. Covered and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. At the end it should look like second picture below. When you achive that consistency (like second picture), then add all the spices and mix well. Add boiled and mashed potato Mix well, and cook for 5 minutes. Add cooked chickpeas mix well. Add some water if needed. Add tamarind pulp. Add paneer cubes and cover to simmer for 20 minutes on medium-low heat. As an option, you can also crush some kasoori methi in your palms and sprinkle. I did not do in this recipe. Amritsari chole are ready. Serve with any of your flatbread and enjoy. Recipe Video Recipe Notes For condiments, some people prefer spiced green chillies. However, I like to have these with sweet and sour green mango launji. Hope you are motivated to try this recipe. Please leave comment on how your friends and family liked it. Stay Enhanced! Nutrition Facts Amritsari Punjabi Chole (No Onion-Garlic) – Indian Chickpea Recipe Amount Per Serving Calories 291 Calories from Fat 108 % Daily Value* Fat 12g18%Saturated Fat 4g25%Cholesterol 16mg5%Sodium 727mg32%Potassium 719mg21%Carbohydrates 34g11%Fiber 10g42%Sugar 7g8%Protein 13g26% Vitamin A 1010IU20%Vitamin C 18.4mg22%Calcium 198mg20%Iron 4.3mg24% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Photo Prop Details: Please click on any of the items below to be directed to a purchase link. 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Such an elaborate recipe at the same time seems easy. Can I skip amla during boiling chickpeas? Will it make a difference in taste? Thanks! Reply
Hello Riti, thank you for checking out the recipe. Yes, you can skip the dry amla during boiling the Chickpeas, amla is for more to get the dark tone of Amritsari chole, than flavor. You won’t much compromise on flavor by skipping dry amla. Reply
Hi Rupali … thank you for sharing your unique take on this amazing recipe . Love your presentatation & detailed pics & explaination … :)!! Could you pls also share recipe for bhature when you can .. thank you for making us a part of your culinary journey !! It’s always a pleasure to see a post from you ! Reply
Hello Shilpa, thank you for checking out the recipe and liking it. It’s a pleasure to have you on my culinarily journey with me. I’ll soon share the recipe for bhature as well with my twist? Thank you Reply
Rupali, Made chole with help of your recipe and used mustard oil.The taste was amazing.Also love ur blog,presentation and your pictures Reply
Hi Rupali, Thank you for sharing the recipe with your tips & tricks! Will try it soon! Can you also share the recipe of spiced green chilies & mango launji! They both look so tempting..?? Reply
Thanks Jaya! I am glad you found it helpful and Sure I would try to share the spiced mirchi recipe soon, but launji I would not be able to share until next mango season. Reply