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Chick Peas Masala

Easy & tasty evening dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups Chick peas Kabuli kadala
  • 1/4 cup Coconut powder
  • 2 tbsp Roasted gram
  • 2 tsp Kandankathiri powder
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • Salt As reqd
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing
  • For seasoning:
  • Oil
  • Mustard seeds
  • Black gram(Uzhunnuparippu)
  • Cumin seeds(Jeerakam)
  • Asafoetida(Kayam)

Instructions
 

  • Soak the chick peas in water overnight.
  • Boil them with the required amount of salt. Drain the water and keep them aside.
  • Grind the coconut powder, roasted gram, kandankathiri powder, red chilli powder together with a pinch of salt and some water.
  • Heat small amount of oil in the pan.
  • Splutter the seasoning ingredients.
  • Add the chick peas and stir well.
  • Add the ground paste to it and cook for 5 mins.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Note: Kandankathiri is Solanum Xanthocarpum. It is optional. We can use dried mango powder or any powder according to our taste.
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