Receta Chana Sundal / Chick Peas Sundal
Chana sundal is a savory snack. It is traditional made for Ganesh chaturthi / Vinayaka chaturthi and Navaratris. Its Very simple and delicious snack. Its very healthy and guilt free !!!
Cooking time: 20 mins + Overnight chana soaking time
Serves: 4
Ingredients:-
- Chana / Senagalu / Chick Peas - 1 cup
- Coconut grated - 3 tbsp
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds -3/4 tsp
- Urad dal -1 tsp
Dry Red chillies - 3
Asafoetida / hing -a pinch
Curry leaves -1 sprig
Salt - to taste
Method:-
Soak Chana Overnight or atleast 8 hours and pressure cook it with little bit salt and water just to immerse it for 4-5 whistles.
Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds when they pop add urad dal ,red chillies,curry leaves,asafoetida and stir for a minute.
Add the cooked chana drained from water.
Stir fry for 2 minutes until moisture evaporates.
Then add required salt and grated or scarped coconut and fry for a minute. Switch off the flame.
Transfer to the serving bowl.
Notes:-
You can add chopped onions after tempering. .
Also you can replace red chillies with green chillies.
Add little salt while cooking. This prevents over cooking of chana.
If the soaking hour of chana is less, then adding salt will prevent chana from cooking properly.So at that time add salt after cooking chana.
You can use the same method for cooking green gram,or chana dal sundal