You will need :-
- 200 g kala chana ( Black chickpeas )
- Salt per taste
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- 4-5 green chillies finely chopped
- 1 large tomato finely chopped
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tbsp lemon juice or 3-4 lemon wedges
- 1 tsp dry mango powder
- Handful of fresh coriander chopped
Method:-
Clean and soak chick peas in a warm water for overnight.
In the morning change the water , add chick peas in the pressure cooker with new and enough water and salt. Cook the chickpeas at least 20 minutes in a cooker.
If you don’t have pressure cooker, boil chick peas on a stove with enough water for at least about an hour or till chickpeas well cooked. Keep checking the water level.
When the chick peas are well cooked, drain the water from it.
In a heavy based pan or kadai add and heat oil, add cumin seeds when they splutter add green chillies.
Straight away add boiled chick peas with all the masala and powder.
Check seasoning and serve chick peas with tomatoes, onion and garnish with chopped coriander and lemon wedges.
great-secret-of-life
Saturday 15th of June 2013
nice tribute the father. so yummy and healthy snack
Kalyan Panja
Saturday 15th of June 2013
looks delicious & mouthwatering!
kitchen queen
Friday 14th of June 2013
an excellent tribute to a father because of whom we r what we r today. I truly hope all the children on this earth r forever grateful to their parents for what they given them in life by sacrificing their interests and serve their parents when they grow old.
Shruti Dhingra Wahi
Friday 14th of June 2013
Feeling sad for that father ....How can ppl do like this ??Love the way you made the channas ...They look delicious :)
Simplyfood
Friday 14th of June 2013
Jag what a beautiful tribute to your dad , he is lucky to have such a loving daughter. Chana masala looks wonderful.