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Brown Chickpeas

Brown Chickpeas Sundal Recipe | Kala Chana Recipe

Brown Chickpeas Sundal is a south Indian recipe which we usually prepare during the festival season as a nivedyam for god. We can also make this sundal with white/black chickpeas. Here I have prepared this dish without onion and garlic. It is a very simple and healthy dish which you can prepare by soaking the chickpeas overnight and boiling the peas and then stir fried with grated coconut and other spices.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: Festival Recipes, Indian Festival, Snack, Vegetarian
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 3 People
Author: Pavani

Ingredients

  • Brown chickpeas -1 cup
  • Mustard seeds-½tsp
  • Cumin seeds/jeera-½tsp
  • Chopped green chillies-3
  • Hing/Asafoetida a pinch
  • Chopped ginger-½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder-¼tsp
  • Curry leaves a strand
  • Coriander leaves
  • Oil-3tbsp
  • Grated coconut-3tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon Juice-3tsp

Instructions

  • Wash the chickpeas and soak it in water for 8hours or overnight
  • In a pressure add the chickpeas along with salt, water and cook for 2 whistles or till peas are soft
  • Next, strain the water from the chickpeas and keep aside. Don’t throw that water as it can be used for mixing dough in chapati making.
  • Heat a Kadai with oil, add mustard seeds and jeera and when they start to splutter add chopped green chillies, curry leaves along chopped ginger.
  • Fry till the raw smell goes out, add Hing and mix everything well
  • Add cooked chickpeas and mix well. Then add the grated coconut and required salt. Note: Please remember we already add salt while cooking the peas so add salt very little here.
  • Cover and cook for 2mins and finally add coriander leaves.
  • Turn off the flame and add lemon juice and enjoy delicious Sundal
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