Delhi Street-Style Chole Kulche | Easy Chole Kulche at Home | How to Make Chole Kulche

      Chole Kulche Recipe

Chole Kulche is one of North India’s most beloved comfort foods, combining soft, fluffy kulchas with a rich, spiced chickpea curry. It’s a hearty, flavorful dish perfect for any time of the day.

👉 Ingredients

For boiling chole: -

• 1.5 cups chickpeas (soaked overnight)

• 1 tea bag or 1 tsp tea leaves tied in cloth (for colour, optional)

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp baking soda (optional, softens chole)

• 4 cups water

 For Kulcha : -

• 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour)

• 2 tbsp curd

• 1 tsp sugar

• 1 tsp salt

• ½ tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp baking soda

• 2 tbsp oil/ghee

• ½ cup warm water (adjust)

• Nigella seeds (kalonji) for topping

• Coriander leaves, chopped

• Butter for brushing

For masala: -

• 2 tbsp oil or ghee

• 1 large onion, finely chopped

• 2 tomatoes, pureed

• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

• 2 green chilies, slit

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 1.5 tsp red chili powder

• 1 tsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp jeera powder

• 1 tsp amchur (dry mango powder)

• 1 tsp garam masala

• 1 tsp chole masala (optional but recommended)

• Salt to taste

• Fresh coriander, chopped

• 1 tbsp butter (optional, dhaba-style)

👉 Instructions

For chole : -

Step 1 — Boil the Chole

1. Drain soaked chickpeas.

2. Add them to a pressure cooker with water, salt, tea bag, and baking soda.

3. Pressure cook for 6–7 whistles (or until soft).

4. Remove the tea bag. Keep the boiled water for gravy.

Step 2 — Prepare the Masala

1. Heat oil in a pan.

2. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf → let splutter.

3. Add onions → sauté until golden.

4. Add ginger-garlic paste → cook until raw smell goes.

5. Add tomato puree + chilies.

6. Add turmeric, chili powder, coriander powder, jeera powder → cook until oil separates.

Step 3 — Add Boiled Chole

1. Add boiled chickpeas + some of the boiled water.

2. Mash a few chole with the back of the spoon to thicken gravy.

3. Add amchur, chole masala, garam masala, and salt.

4. Simmer 15–20 min on medium heat.

5. Add butter + coriander to finish.

         Your Chole is ready!

 For Kulcha : -

Step 1 — Make the Dough

1. Mix flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.

2. Add curd + oil → mix.

3. Add warm water gradually → knead a soft dough.

4. Cover and rest 1 hour.

Step 2 — Shape & Cook Kulcha

1. Pinch a dough ball.

2. Roll it oval/round.

3. Sprinkle kalonji + coriander on top → roll lightly.

4. Cook on hot tawa:

   • Place kulcha seed-side up

   • Flip when bubbles appear

   • Cook both sides until golden

5. Brush with butter.

 Serve hot Chole with buttery Kulcha, sliced onions, green chutney, and a squeeze of lemon. For more delicious recipes like this, make sure to follow, leave a comment below, and share this post to spread the flavor...