Healthy And Delicious Whole Wheat Kulcha Chole Recipe

Healthy And Delicious Whole Wheat Kulcha Chole Recipe– When the word kulcha chole is being heard, the first thing that comes to mind is let’s have it Right? But, wait not every time one can visit the market to fulfill snack desires. If one can cook such snacks at home then there won’t be a need to rely on snack vendors or restaurants. In this blog, we examine the Healthy and delicious whole wheat kulcha chole recipe is a simple recipe to make tasty food at your table. 

Ingredients Required

So, we will be requiring separate ingredients for making Kulcha from Whole Wheat and Chole which are listed down below –

Ingredients for making whole wheat kulcha

• Wheat flour – 1.5 cup

• Maida – 1.5 cup

• Active dry yeast – 1.5 teaspoon

• Lukewarm water – 1/4 cup (for leavening yeast)

• Lukewarm water – 2 tablespoons less from one cup ( kneading dough)

• Sugar – 1 teaspoon

• Curd(at room temperature) – 1/4 cup

• Salt – 1 teaspoon
• Oil – 2 tablespoon
• Nigella seeds and chopped coriander leaves – a few to apply on each kulcha

Ingredients for making chole

• Garbanzo Beans or Chickpeas or Chole
• 250 grams of Chole/chickpeas
• 1 big onion
• 1 small size tomato
• 2 green chilies
• One-inch-long ginger
• 14-15 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 2 teaspoons of dry mango powder (amchur powder)
• pinch of asafoetida
• salt to taste
• Fresh coriander for garnishing

Method for cooking Whole Wheat Kulcha

1. Firstly add one teaspoon of lukewarm water to ¼  cup.
2. Now add 1 ½  teaspoon active dry yeast and mix it till it gets proofed well.
3. Take ¼ cup lukewarm water in a big cup, mix sugar,r and add yeast again, mix it well then keep aside to rise for 20-25 minutes.
4. Add 1 teaspoon salt, and  2 teaspoon oil and save ½ teaspoon for kneading dough. Add ¼ cup cured and add proofed yeast then mix it well.
5. Take a bigger mixing bowl, add salt, oil 2tablespoonsn minus ½ teaspoon, cu, rd, and leavened yeast. Mix them well and knead the dough for about 10-12 minutes.
6. After this add the remaining ⅙ teaspoon oil saved earlier, spread it over the bowl, and keep aside till it is inside from the bowl towards outside approximately  1½ – 2 Hours.
7. Once it rises well, use ½ teaspoon oil kept for kneading the dough, the risen volume will be 2 to 3 times more.
8. Again knead it a bit, make large balls, and apply coriander leaves, gently roll them with fingers, and apply some nigella seeds and coriander leaves on each kulcha while rolling it.
9. Roast the kulcha over a frying pan or griddle at low to medium flame from both sides.
10. At last for taste butter can also be added over the kulcha.

Method for cooking Chole

1. Take chole (Garbanzo Beans), rinse them then put them in a big bowl or vessel and pour water overnight at least for 7-9 Hours.
2. Next morning, rinse the chases with water and put them into a pressure cooker with at least 7-8 small bowls of water.
3. Light up the flame and after around 2 whistles, lower down the flame and get them cooked for 30-34 minutes.
4. Take the onion, cut it into small slices along with green chillies, ginger, garlic, and tomato into the grinder and make paste, fine paste.
5. Put approximately 1 tablespoon of ghee or oil in a pan, let the oil/ghee heat up, and add a pinch of asafoetida.
6. Then add cumin seeds in the oil, once there is a crackling sound add the sliced or chopped onion.
7. Wait till the onion gets its color changed to light pink.
8. Add green chilies, ginger, garlic, and tomato paste, and wait till the color turns light brown.
9. Add powder of dry mango, red chili, garam masala, coriander, and turmeric then add salt as per requirement.
10. Cook the mixture on low flame for 12-16 minutes.
11. Now back to the chole, open the cooker, and check if the hole is cooked properly, if not add another bowl of water and pressure cook for a few minutes.
12. Once cooked properly,  mash them put them into the pan, and mix them up.
13. Add chole to themashed-upp gravy and it will make the gravy thicker, if required add water(optional).
14. Let it be on medium for about 27-35 minutes, Garnish the whole combination with fresh coriander leaves.
15. Once done, the chole is ready to be served.

Benefits of Whole Wheat Kulcha Chole Recipe 

• Protein – Good source of protein ranging from 113 – 336 Calories.
• High on Fiber – More Fiber, good heart health, and cholesterol levels.
• Rich in Nutrients – Essential Vitamins and Minerals.
• Sugar Levels – Helps in regulating sugar levels.
• Booster of Energy – The body is full of energy, thanks to carbohydrates.

Conclusion

Whole wheat kulcha chole is an emotion for many people. Home-cooked snacks are considerable to many who refuse to eat outside. Kulcha Chole is healthier if kulcha is made up of heat and made with proper cooking care. That’s how healthy and delicious the snack itself is.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

Q1.Why Whole Wheat Kulcha?

Ans. Kulcha in the market is made up of Maida Purpose Flour) which is not as healthy as wheat kulcha.

Q2. Is it safe to eat on a longer basis?

Ans. Depends, actually what ingredients are being used and daily consumption may increase/decrease weight as per the metabolism a person holds.

Q3. What is the origin of Kulcha Chole?

Ans. This is not quite easy to claim how it started as a snack, some believe it’s from Mughal’s kitchen while some believe it’s from Shah Jahan’s. Hence, mixed beliefs are there.

Q4. Which state has the most consumers of Kulcha Chole?

Ans. It is claimed that Punjab specifically Amritsar is the largest consumer of this dish/snack as compared to others.