Chana Sundal

Chana Sundal is a dish made with white chickpeas with a tempering of spices and a generous amount of grated fresh coconut. You can serve it as a snack or side dish.

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Course: Appetizer, Snack

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 185kcal

Author: Rekha Kakkar

Equipment

pressure cooker
Non-Stick Pan (US)

Ingredients

2 cups Chickpeas
1 tablespoon Coconut oil
⅕ teaspoon asafoetida
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
½ teaspoon cumin
1 green chilli
20 Curry leaves
½ teaspoon salt
3 red chillies dried
2 tablespoon fresh coconut grated
1 tablespoon lime Juice
½ teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

If You are using dried chickpeas: Soak Chickpeas in water overnight or a minimum of 6 hours. Drain out water, rinse the chickpeas and pressure cook in salted water.
If You are using canned chickpeas. Rinse the chickpeas, put them in a saucepan covered with plenty of water and cook them in a saucepan.
Take a pan or wok and heat oil on medium heat. Add asafoetida, mustard seeds and cumin. When the seeds start to splutter add curry leaves and green chillies.
Cook them for a minute.
Add urad dal and whole red chillies.
Cook them for a couple of minutes on low heat and then add cooked and drained chickpeas.
Now cook everything for 2-3 minutes and add grated fresh coconut and salt.
Stir well and add a few drops of lime juice. Mix and enjoy!

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