Kala Chana Sundal |Black Chickpeas Sundal | Navaratri Recipes |Konda Kadalai Sundal

 

A tasty evening snack in Tamil cuisine and also a popular divine dish (neivedhyam / nivedu / prasadam) during Navaratri !!!
black Chana Sundal is great if you want a nutritious and filling snack full of protein and fiber.
 This vegetarian and vegan dish is made with chickpeas (garbanzo beans) and coconut. You can also serve this with rice and ghee.
it is very easy to prepare and an absolutely guilt free snack to compensate  for the extra calories of  fried stuff during navratri festivals

It's great as an afternoon snack for kids,or side dish for lunch  or anyone looking for a quick boost.
Note : if making during navratri skip onion

Ingredients:

Black channa (kala chana )– 1 cup
Onion (chopped) – ½ cup
Coconut (shredded) – 1 tbsp
Chilli powder – ¼ tsp (optional)
2 Green chillies,sliced
Salt – as needed
Oil – 1 tbsp
Lime juice
1/2" Ginger,grated

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Split urad dal – ½ tsp
Channal dal – ½ tsp
Red chillies – 2
Curry leaves – 1 sprig



Method:

1.Soak kala channa overnight with enough water.Pressure cook the soaked channa with 2 cups of water for about 3 whistles till well cooked.

2. Heat oil in pan and add the seasoning ingredients mentioned above . When the mustard starts to splutter add the chopped onions and ginger & fry till it turns translucent.



3.Add the cooked channa,green chillies, chilli powder and salt and fry in low heat for 10 min. Add shredded coconut, fry for 2 more minutes and remove from heat 4. serve hot with a squeeze of lime juice as a nutritious evening snack.




Variations:

 1.You can replace kala chana with white chickpeas,lobia,green gram,yellow peas or chana dal for variation or you can even use mix of these legumes to make variety sundal.

 2.You can even add coriander leaves in the end.