Pindi Chole | Pindi Chana
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Pindi Chana is a dry chickpea curry from Punjab, Pakistan, seasoned with warm spices, ginger, garlic, and tangy mango powder. It has bold, spiced flavors without onions or tomatoes. Eat it as a vegetarian main course at lunch or dinner.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 3- 250 grams dried white chickpeas ((kabuli chana) or 1.25 cups dried chickpeas or 3.5 to 3.75 cups canned chickpeas )
- 3 cups water (- for soaking chickpeas)
- 3 cloves
- 2 sticks cinnamon (- each of 1 inch)
- 2 black cardamoms
- 2 green cardamoms
- 2 tej patta ((Indian bay leaf))
- 1 black tea bag (or 3 to 4 dried amla (Indian gooseberries) pieces)
- 1 teaspoon black salt
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons oil (- any neutral oil)
- 3 teaspoons ginger garlic paste (or crushed ginger-garlic)
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper or add as required)
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder ((ground coriander))
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 to 3 teaspoons chole masala ((chana masala powder))
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder ((amchur powder))
- salt (as required)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or add as required, optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 510M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 8h 20m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 781mg
- Total sugar
- 9g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 908mg
- Calcium
- 128mg
- Iron
- 5mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 500M
- SODIUM
- 781MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.