Kondakadalai Sundal / Black Chickpea Sundal / Kala Channa

For the second of Blogging Marathon under the theme, Vinayagar Chaturthi Specials, I am going to share a simple n healthy neivedyam ~ Kondakadalai sundal. Sundal is one of the easy neivedyam and is made on all special occasions like, vinayagar Chaturthi, Krishna Jayanthi, Saraswathi Pooja, Navarathri n many more special days. Not only on special days u can make this sundal daily for your tea time snack, as its a very healthy n filling snack. I usually make twice or thrice in a week with different legumes. I have already share 4 types of sundal recipes and u can see them Here. Each recipes is simple n different from other. This kala channa sundal is with out adding onions, just tempering is needed. Good amount of freshly shredded coconut is added for more flavor n taste. Now to the recipe...

Ingredients

1. Black Chickpeas      1 cup or as needed
2. Shredded Coconut    2-3 tbsp
3. Salt      to taste
4. Cilantro      few finely chopped

To Temper

1. Oil      1 tsp
2. Mustard seeds      1/4 tsp
3. Hing     a pinch
4. Chana dal      1 tsp
5. Urad dal       1 tsp
6. Dry Red Chili       1 or 2 broken
7. Green chili      1 (finely chopped) or to taste
8. Ginger      1 tsp (finely chopped)

Method

• Wash n soak Black chickpeas for over night or min 6-8 hours.
• After soaking, cook chickpeas with enough water until it cooked well n tender but not mushy.
• or u can simply pressure cook for 1 whistle.
• Then drain the excess water n keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan/wok, add the mustard seeds once it splutter then add all the ingredients one by one and fry nicely or till the dal turns light golden brown.
• Now add chickpeas n enough salt n stir fry for a minute.
• And then add shredded coconut n stir for a minute n lastly add some chopped cilantro n turn off the stove.
• That's it....Simple n healthy Sundal ready.

Notes:
Over night soaking time is best for sundal preparations or if u r making it for evening snack or poojai soak it in early morning (6-7 am)
If u want u can also add some finely chopped onions after tempering n saute onion well n proceed.
Coconut is added for extra flavor n taste, if u don;t like u can omit.

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