Chana Masala Sundal Recipe - Ingredients
Preparation Time : 8 hrs | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
White Chana- 1 cup
Coconut - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste
To roast and grind:
Chana Dal - 1 tbspMoong Dal - 1 tsp
Pepper corns - 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli - 1
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
To temper:
Oil - 2.5 tspMustard seeds - 3/4 tsp
Curry leaves - a small sprig
Red Chillies - 2 small
Hing - a tiny pinch
Method:
- Soak chana overnight or atleast for 8 hrs.Drain water and pressure cook with water just enough to immerse the chana.Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles or until soft, Set aside.In a pan dry roast the ingredients listed under 'to roast and grind until golden brown.Once the dals turns golden brown add coriander powder and switch off.
- Cool down, transfer to mixer and powder it finely.Set aside.In a pan heat oil- add the ingredients listed under 'to temper' let it splutter.
- Then add cooked chana, coconut and powdered masala.Check and adjust salt at this stage.Mix well and cook for 3 mins in low flame until the masala is blended well.Switch off.
My Notes:
- Cook chana until soft else it will not catch the masala well.
- Adding salt while cooking chana is must so that the salt catches well when we add it at that stage.
- You can make the masala powder in advance and store it.
- I didnt have coriander seeds so used homemade coriander powder.You can replace coriander powder with 1/2 tsp coriander seeds.
