Numerous legumes, including chickpeas, kidney beans, green gram, black-eyed peas, and other ingredients, can be used to prepare sundal. Here, we bring you a delicious chickpea sundal recipe. Chickpea Sundal also known as Kabul kadle usali in Kannada, is a popular protein-rich South Indian snack or side dish made from boiled white chickpeas (garbanzo beans) that are tempered with spices and fresh coconut. It’s often prepared during festivals like Navaratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Shivaratri as a prasadam, or as a healthy snack. I still have some fond memories from my childhood, where this chana sundal was served with rava kesari and hot badam milk as prasada during the Navratri festival at my mom’s friend’s place. You can also try my other sundal recipes for your next get-together: red chori sundal, sweet corn sundal, edamame sundal.
How to Make Chana Sundal
Rinse ½ cup of dried chickpeas and soak them in 1 cup of water in a large bowl for at least 8 hours or overnight. Once you are ready to cook, drain the water and add the soaked chickpeas to the pressure cooker along with 1 ½ cups of water, and some salt. Cook for 4-5 whistles. If using an Instant Pot pressure cooker, check out the detailed post on how to cook chickpeas in Instant Pot. Once done, drain the water. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, and when they splutter, add urad dal and sauté until the dal turns golden brown. Then add red chili, green chili, curry leaves, and asafoetida. Sauté for a few seconds. Next, add the cooked chickpeas and salt, and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium-low heat. Then, turn off the flame. Add grated coconut and mix well again. The Chickpea sundal is ready to be served. If preferred, you can add a few drops of lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
Storage
Chickpea Sundal can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Variations
You may also use canned chickpeas for this recipe. Just make sure to rinse and drain the liquid. You can prepare the same sundal recipe with Kala chana (black chickpeas).
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