Chole ( Spicy chickpeas )

Ingredients :
Chickpeas or  kabuli chana or chole - 1cup or 150 gms ,
Baking soda -1/4 tsp ,
Salt 1/2 tsp ,
water - 500 ml ,
If you like dark chole , put 1 tsp  of tea leaves  in a muslin cloth and put it in the cooker with chole or use tea water  .


Ingredients for sauce :
Ajwain or carom seeds - 1/2 tsp ,
Onion - 2 medium size- finely chopped ,
Ginger - 1 inch shredded or paste ,
Tomato -2 -finely chopped or run in a blender ,
Coriander pwd -1 tsp ,
Red chilli pwd- 1 tsp ,
Everest chole masala - 1 tbsp ,
Chaat masala -1 tsp ,
Amchoor masala - 1 tsp ,
Oil -4 tsp ,
Salt to taste .
Lemon juice -1/2 tsp,
Green chilli -2 slit
coriander leaves and ginger juliennes 

Method :
Soak chickpeas  over night in water .
 Then discard the water and boil them in 500 ml of water , with  salt and baking soda .Cook in high heat -1 whisle and 20 minutes in low heat . when the cooker is cold , discard the tea potli if you have used it .
Heat oil in pan ,add ajwain or carom seeds .
After a few seconds add onions and stir fry in high heat  and then add shredded ginger or paste  till they are  light brown .

Lower the heat and add coriander pwd ,red chilli pwd ,chole masala and little water .
Raise heat and stir fry the masala till oil leaves side .

Add tomatoes and  little salt and stir  fry till oil leaves sides .
Add the boiled chole ,amchor pwd and chat masala .Mix and cover for a minute .
Let the sauce thicken and then close gas .
Taste salt .

Sprinkle coriander leaves ,a dash of lemon juice and ginger juliennes .