Charcoal Chickpea Curry with Puffed Bread

A modern twist on traditional Chole Bhature, featuring a charcoal-infused chickpea curry served with crispy puffed bread.

Steps

1. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, onions, and ginger-garlic paste. Saute until onions are golden. 2. Add tomatoes, turmeric, coriander powder, salt, pepper, and cook until tomatoes are soft. 3. Stir in cooked chickpeas, garam masala, and activated charcoal powder. Simmer for 10 minutes. 4. For puffed bread, mix flour, yogurt, baking powder, and salt. Knead into a dough, rest for 30 mins. 5. Divide dough into balls, roll out into discs, and fry until puffed and golden. 6. Serve the charcoal chickpea curry with puffed bread.

For Charcoal Chickpea Curry: - 1 cup cooked chickpeas - 1 onion, chopped - 2 tomatoes, diced - 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp cumin seeds - 1 tsp coriander powder - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp garam masala - Activated charcoal powder (for color) - Salt and pepper to taste For Puffed Bread: - 1 cup all-purpose flour - 1/2 cup yogurt - 1/2 tsp baking powder - Salt to taste - Oil for frying