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Butter Cholay
Birthdays are celebrated in a big way in our Office. The birthday boy or girl is expected to throw a treat big or small and we all wait for the treat. Greedy gluts that we all are J . Generally we have something that is quite filling. Like bhaji pav (not pav bhaji mind you but bhaji pav–the Goan style), or chaat, idli vada etc.
The wishing done bouquet handed over and the food devoured at our worktables we are all back to work.
We discuss what has just eaten and the ingredients and how I make it and …. You get tageneral idea.
This time around when we were served bhaji pav, I was a bit busy so I just looked at the red bhaji and wondered what the stuff was and continued with what was at hand. After I finished my call my neighbour told me to just taste the bhaji and see. Fearing the worst I tasted just the bhaji and was transported to those carefree days when weight was not a problem. Tucking food in was not tucking in sugars, cholesterol and it was sheer pleasure.
The gravy was butter chicken gravy and cholay buried under the gravy!! Something that I had forgotten about!! How can I not make it at home? Then not share it here, my wonderfully supportive family in the Blog World, especially since I can still hear the compliments that came my way.
Well taking into consideration that hubby and FIL need to take care of cholesterol I avoided khoya or mava. I felt that the dish was not exactly butter chicken gravy but came close to it but like I said I had no complaints.
Do not let the long ingredients list put you off. It’s all there in your pantry.
Ingredients:
250 grams Cholay, soaked overnight and boiled
4 onions, peeled and cut in coarse pieces
3 big tomatoes, blanched
1 bulb garlic
1 inch piece of ginger
½ tsp coriander seed
⅛ tsp jeera
1 inch piece of cinnamon1 Laung/cloves
2-3 pepper corns
1 green cardamom
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
¼ tsp pav bhaji masala
1 Badi elichi (optional)
¼ cup magza seed or melon seeds (substitute with cashew nut say 2 tblsp or 8 -10 seeds)
1 cup thick milk (I used left over milk that had become quite thick with repeated heating)
1 tbspn kasuri methi
Oil
Butter
Salt
Sugar to taste
Method:
Boil the onions in a little water. Drain and transfer to the mixer jar.
In the chutney pot of the mixer grind the magza seeds (toast them first).
Grind the onion, garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, jeera, clove, cinnamon, peppercorns, and cardamom to a fine paste.
In a thick kadhai/wok add the oil and then the butter. Add the badi elichi if using and fry.
Add the ground paste to the oil butter mix and stir fry on low flame till the oil separates.
As this is frying add the blanched and peeled tomatoes to the mixer jar and puree the tomatoes.
Add the pureed tomatoes to the kadhai/wok and fry till oil separates.
Add the toasted magza seeds and stir.
Add the boiled cholay, kasuri methi, salt and let it boil for a few minutes. When the gravy thickens a bit add the milk and bring to boil again.
Adjust the seasoning add the pav bhaji masala and the red chilli powder and let the gravy thicken.
Serve hot with rotis, puri or even steamed rice.
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You may also like to try Kushari, Pindi Chole, Chotpoti and Samosa Chaat with chickpeas.
Julie says
looks very delish!!
Sangeetha Nambi says
Love Love this with Roti…
Torviewtoronto says
this looks fabulous Archana
divya says
Looks delish:)
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
Wow wow!!! That is very interesting!!! loved your writeup!!
Prathima Rao says
This looks so delicious Archana…!!!How are u doing?
Prathima Rao
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Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
Love to have these choley with Bhatura !!! Yum Yum !!
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
Nice…
Sum says
Looks very rich… and nice…
ANU says
choley is may fav…mouth watering recipe
Arthy Suman says
Excellent side for chapati…
Kitchen Queen says
lovely gravy.
Gauri says
Hey, the pics look great, but am unable to read the recipe. It happened in thelast post as well, thought it was a trechical error and would resolve but has not happened. Please check :))
Priya says
Droolworthy and very tempting butter cholay.
Amy says
wow!!mouthwatering recipe…
Feel like having it…
Swasthi Blank says
Wow! looks great and would love to have it
Kathryn Ferguson Griffin says
This looks so good! Sounds like your office has a fun time! Thank you for sharing and thank you for the visit and sweet comment at The Dedicated House. It means the world. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party. Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Viya says
The cholyas looks delicious ,thanks for sending this recipe to the December event at Spicenflavors
Kathryn Ferguson Griffin says
Thank you for sharing this at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Sushma says
Looks so delicious