Dinner: Pindi Chole - Chole Masala with Special Spice Powder - By VahChef @ VahRehVah.com

Pindi Chole is a very popular main course dish from the Punjabi cuisine made with kabuli chana cooked in varied Indian spices and garnish with lemon wedges and green chillies. The chick peas or chole are nicely coated with spices and this is almost a dry dish that can be eaten with poori or roti. http://www.vahrehvah.com/pindi-chole-chole-masala-with-special-spice-powder Tea powder 1 tb Turmeric ¼ ts Salt Anar Dana 1 tb Cardamom 3 n Nut Meg powder pinch Cloves 3 n Black pepper ½ ts Coriander seeds 1 ts Cinnamon sticks 2 inch 2 pices Maize ¼ ts Cumin seeds ¼ ts Shahi jeera ¼ ts Ajwain ¼ ts Oil 1 tb Ginger garlic paste 1 ts Tomato 1 n Fried onions ¼ cup Chilly powder 1 ts Hing pinch Black salt ¼ ts Tamarind juice 2 tb Kasoori methi ½ ts Mint chopped ½ b Coriander chopped ½ b Soak the kabuli chana over night, take a pressure cooker add kabuli chana and tea bag (tea powder tie in a muslin cloth) add some water, turmeric, salt and cook this till chana is tender. Take a bowl add Anar Dana, cardamom, nut meg, cloves, black pepper, coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, maize, cumin seeds, shahi jeera, ajwain, slowly dry roast these ingredients, and put it into the blender and make a powder. Heat oil in a pan add ginger garlic paste, tomato, cook this till tomatoes are soft, add brown onions, chilly powder, hing, saute it for 2 minutes in a slow flame and add cooked kabuli chana, salt and black salt, mix it and put the lid on and let it cook for 10 minutes, then add tamarind juice, mix it and add kasoori methi, chopped mint, chopped coriander, cook this 2 minutes then switch off the flame. Serve this with puri.Kabuli chana (garbanzo) http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma?ref=hl you can find detailed recipes at my website and also find many videos with recipes at http://www.vahrehvah.com/ simple easy and quick recipes and videos of Indian Pakistani and Asian Oriental foods "Reach vahrehvah at - Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/"

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Cinnamon, Lemon

Health benefits of Pindi Chole - Chole Masala with Special Spice Powder - By VahChef @ VahRehVah.com

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.

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