Chickpea Sundal

I am unable to post regularly now a day because of my daily routine. I was working before I enter into motherhood but later on I did not feel like leaving my daughter and go for job but I was not ok with sitting idle at home. Then, my husband gave me an idea that I should start taking tuitions because of what my daughter also will be in front of eyes. Since I have studied higher mathematics I started taking maths tuitions. Now i really don’t know when my day starts and when it gets end. Ok I don’t want to waste my time any more so coming to today’s recipe.

Sundal a very common snack item in south India. The dish is particularly made for prasadam in Navaratri. In my home we regularly make this because it is very healthy food. I have made this time chickpea sundal.

Chickpea sundal

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Soaking time for Peas-Minimum 8 hours

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serve-4-6 persons

Ingredients

Chickpea -2 cups ( I have used small one, wash and soak it in water for at least 8 hours or overnight)

Salt-to taste

Green Chillies-4 Chopped

Dry Red Chillies-2

Oil-1 tabs

Ginger-1’ grated

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Asafoetida powder- ½ tsp

Curry leaves-Few

Split black gram dal-1 tsp

Grated Coconut- ¼ cup

Method

·         Add sufficient water and little salt to peas and pressure cook them in medium flame till you get 3-4 whistles.

·         Allow the cooker to cool down and then drain the excess water from channa.

·         Now heat oil in a pan.

·         Put mustard and allow it to crack.

·         Add black gram dal, green chillies, red chillies, grated ginger,curry leaves and asafoetida.

·         Fry them well.

·         Now add boiled channa in this and put little salt to taste.

·         Fry for couple of minutes.

·         Switch off flame.

·         Add grated coconut and serve.