Happy Ganesh Chaturthi friends. Channa sundal (Mookadalai in tamil) has to be one of the simplest festival recipes and a very basic one that is made for most festivals. This year I made vella kozhukattai, ven pongal, savory kozhukattais and this sundal over the weekend itself and the festival day is going to be very simple.
The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of this sundal is the kuzkambu that my grandma makes with the leftover garbanzo after “Saraswathi Pooja”. Those were the days with no refrigerators and the leftovers got used up in one way or the other. More than the sundal, the kuzhambu is my favorite since the garbanzo soaks up the tamarind juice and tastes more yummy.
Although I make this sundal very rarely, I use garbanzo in a lot of items and I always have cooked garbanzo in the freezer to toss in salads, upma or rice. Off to the simple recipe.
Channa (Garbanzo) Sundal
Light salad made by tossing garbanzo with coconut, chillies and curry leaves.
Ingredients:
- garbanzo - 1 cup - dry channa - soaked overnight - refer to notes
- salt - to taste
- oil - 1 tsp
- mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- red chillies - 3
- asafoetida - a pinch
- curry leaves - a few
- coconut - 1.5 tbsp
Instructions:
Soak the dry channa (garbanzo) for around 8 hours. Wash and take in a vessel. Add salt and cook in the pressure cooker. I cook for about 15 minutes after I hear the first whistle. Once cooked, keep aside.
Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add asafoetida, curry leaves, red chillies and coconut. Saute for a few seconds.
Add the cooked garbanzo and toss it all together.
My Notes
- If using canned garbanzo, proceed to step 4 and add the canned garbanzo to the seasonings.
Pictorial
Soak the dry garbanzo for around 8 hours.
Add salt and cook in a pressure cooker. I cook it for about 15 minutes after I hear the first whistle.
Cooked channa.
Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add asafoetida, red chillies and curry leaves.
Add coconut.
Saute for a few seconds.
Add the cooked channa.
Toss it together.
Tasty sundal ready and I also made ven pongal to go with it.
Enjoy!
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Looks yum. I can never manage to make mine so pretty and tasty. will try this recipe to the T this time around.
Woooow
looks delicious..just cant wait to give it a try…!!!
Love this ever.. My all time favy sundal… Love ur space and glad to follow u….
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi Wishes to U n Family!
This is one constant recipe which i make for all Pooja occasions as prasad n more often as evening snack…Channa Sundal looks yumm…
Nice and delicious snack,nice photos
wow this is very inviting dear….
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Nutritious and excellent snacks,love it.