Chicken-Chole – what a nice combination.I stopped eavesdropping and started thinking of the recipe and this is how I made it.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Chickpeas (Chole) – soaked in water overnight
• Chicken breast – cleaned, cut in cubes
• 1 medium Onion – grind to paste
• 1 medium Tomato – grind to paste
• 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 2 whole Black peppers and Cloves
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 2 Cardamoms
• 1 tbsp Red chili powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder(Dhaniya powder)
• 1 tbsp Ginger and garlic paste
• a pinch of Turmeric powder
• Salt per taste
• 1 tbsp Lime juice
• Oil.
• 1/2 cup Warm Water

Method:

• First boil the soaked chickpeas or can use canned chickpeas.
• Heat oil in a big wok or crockpot.Add in cumin seeds, black peppers, cloves, cinnamon stick, and cardamom.Let it cook for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add in onion paste and cook till golden brown.
• Add in tomato paste and cook till oil separates.
• Next add in red chili powder,turmeric dhaniya powder, salt, lime juice.Cook till oil separates.
• Now add in cubed chicken and boiled chickpeas.Let it cook till oil separates and chicken is fully cooked.
• You may add warm water to get the consistency of a gravy.
• Serve hot with roti or plain rice.