BROWN CHICKPEAS KUZHAMBU

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BROWN CHICKPEAS KUZHAMBU ! I always use Brown chickpeas in my cooking.

We like the taste of brown chickpeas more than white chickpeas.Chickpeas has high protein and it is very good for children , Soaked chickpeas are consumed by bodybuilders for protein intake.

Chickpeas kuzhambu is multipurpose kuzhambu which goes great with rice , idli , chapati and also poori,So we make them often.

Yummy, spicy chickpeas kuzhambu recipe is as below,

COOKING TIME : 30 MINS.

SERVINGS : 2 MEMBERS

INGREDIENTS :

Black chickpeas – 1/2 cup.

Onion – 1 no.

Mustard – 1/4 tsp.

Curry leaves – a sprig.

Coriander leaves – 2 tsp.

Salt – as required.

Oil – 1 tsp.

TO FRY AND GRIND :

Onions – 1 no ( big).

Ginger – 1”piece – 1 no.

Garlic – 4 pods.

Dry red chillies – 3 nos.

Cumin – 1/2 tsp.

Cinnamon – 1 piece.

Cloves – 3 nos.

Poppy seeds – 1/4 tsp.

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp.

Coriander seeds – 3 tsp.

Roasted channa dal – 1 tsp.

Coconut – 3 tsp.

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp.

Oil – 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

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METHOD :

1. Soak chickpeas overnight and boil it with salt and enough water for 5 whistles.
   
2. Heat oil in pan and add our frying ingredients in the following order – onions , dry red chillies , ginger , garlic , cinnamon , cloves ,fennel ,cumin,poppy seeds,coriander seeds,turmeric powder , curry leaves and fry in medium flame for 2 mins till golden brown.
   
3. Switch off the flame and add roasted channa dal , coconut and mix for a minute ( heat present in other ingredients is enough for coconut and roasted channa dal).
   
4. Let the mixture come down to room temperature , then grind to fine paste with enough water.
   
5. Heat oil in shallow vessel , add mustard and when mustard starts spluttering add chopped onions , curry leaves and saute till translucent .
6. Now add ground paste , boil for 2 mins , add boiled chickpeas along with its boiled water , salt and boil for 10 mins in medium flame till you get required creamy consistency.
   
7. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and remove from flame.
8. Serve hot with rice , idli , dosa , chapati , pulka , aapam of your choice.

NOTES :

1. Coriander seeds can be replaced with coriander powder too.In that case add coriander powder along with coconut as coriander powder does not require much frying.
   
   HAPPY COOKING!!