Chole Masala

Ingredients

• 2 cups chickpeas (soak overnight in plenty of water)
• 1 teaspoon tea (tied into a small muslin cloth to form a pouch)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 -1 12 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, chopped
• chopped ginger (depending upon the taste)
• 2 whole green chilies
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 whole big cardamom
• 3 -4 cloves
• 12 whole nutmeg (jaifal)
• 6 -7 whole black peppercorns
• 12 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 12 teaspoon chili powder
• 14 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 12 teaspoon cumin seed
• salt
• 2 tablespoons oil