Chick Peas Sundal

Ingredients

• Chick peas - 1 cup
• mustard seeds - 1 pinch
• black gram dhall - 1 tsp
• red chill - 2 to 3 ( according to taste)
• curry leaves - 5 to 6
• grated coconut - 3 tsp
• oil - 2 tsp
• salt as per taste

Method

• Soak the peas overnight and pressure cook it with salt and allow it to cool.
• In a kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, black gram dhall, curry leaves, red chilli and fry it.
• Add the boiled peas and grated coconut and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Serve hot.

Channa masala

Ingredients

• Chick peas - 2 cups (soak overnight)
• Onion - 2
• tomato - 2
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Channa masala powder- 1 tsp
• Yogurt/curd - 1/4 cup
• Tamarind juice - 2 tsp
• Oil - 5 tsp
• Salt as per taste
• Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• 1 onion - for garnishing

Method

• Boil the soaked peas with little salt for 2 whistles and let it cool.
• Meanwhile, make nice paste with Onion, tomato and ginger garlic paste.
• Take a Kadai or pan, pour oil and paste and allow it to boil till the oil comes out.
• Now add the powders, salt, yogurt and tamarind juice(if you want more soar) and while it starts boiling, add the chick peas and boil for another 2 minutes and switch off the stove.
• Add the lemon juice and garnish with the onion and coriander leaves and serve hot.