Chickpeas Sundal

Sundal is a great recipe for evening snack. It is made especially during Navaratri and for Ganesh pooja in India.Chickpeas is a great source of protein, folic acid and manganese. A good source of fiber, chickpeas (garbanzo beans) can help lower cholesterol and improve blood sugar levels.

Ingredients:

1 cup of chickpeas

1 small onion

1 tsp of minced ginger

2 red chilies

8 curry leaves

salt as required

1 tsp of mustard

1tsp of cumin

1 tsp of bengal gram

1 tbsp of oil

pinch of asafoetida

1/2  tsp of turmeric

Preparation:

1. Soak chickpeas for overnight and pressure cook them.

2. In a preheated pan, add oil. Add mustard, cumin, bengal gram, asafoetida and curry leaves.

3. As the mustard sputters, add onion and saute for 3 minutes. Then add broken red chilies, ginger and turmeric . Saute for 2 more minutes.

4. Add the cooked chickpeas to the pan and saute for another 5 minutes. Sundal is ready.