Punjabi Cholay

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Occasion: Any		Total servings: 3-4
Cuisine: Pakistani		Calories:
Effort: Easy		Pre-Prep time:
Best for: All		Preperation time: 1 hour 15 mins
How to serve: Hot

Punjabi Cholay recipe by Farah (Sydney Australia) at PakiRecipes.com.
This tangy, spicy and delicious dish forms an integral part of a hearty lunchtime menu in Punjab.

500 grams of Channa Click to find more about Channa

(boiled)
1 tsp tumeric
1 tsp corriander powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cholay masala (shan) 250/300 grams of Red lentil Click to find more about lentil

4/5 boiled hard eggs
2 tomatoes
1 medium onion Click to find more about onion

1/2 ghee

/oil
1 tsp Ginger Click to find more about Ginger

/Garlic

Garnish :
Chopped Corriander leaves
Green Chilles

Heat up oil in pot add the ghee Click to find more about ghee

/oil and heat it up throw in some onions and fry it until golden brown, add ginger Click to find more about ginger

, garlic

, tomatoes straight after that give it a good mix and now mix the boiled chana Click to find more about chana

to it.
Let it smeamer for abt 10 mins and than add all the spices as above, after that add 3 cup of water and let it boil and as soon as cholay starts boiling start slowing putting the washed red lentils and mix it well, decrease heat to low heat and it cook in low heat for around 25 mins or so until it has cooked.
Another small pot put in 4/5 eggs and boil it it hard, and after the cholay is cooked cut the eggs in half and put it in the cholay!
Enjoy with naan or roti !

by Anonymous
Its kinda ok
	Wed May 02, 2012

by Anonymous
I do not understand why red lentil is needed in the above recipe?It is Channa recipe; why is masoor needed in this recipe?
	Wed Jan 11, 2012