Ingredients:

• 250 g – chick peas
• Oil
• 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 18 – 20 – Curry leaves
• 6 – 7 – dry Red Chillies
• Salt according to taste
• Variation
• Black chic peas
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• A pinch of Asafoetida
• 5 – 6 – Curry leaves
• 2-3 – Green chillies
• 2 tsp – coriander powder
• 2 tsp – oil
• Salt

Method:

1. Soak chick peas for 5-6 hours, drain add salt and cook upto 2 whistles in a pressure cooker.
2. Heat oil in a pan add mustard.
3. When it splutters, add red chillies then curry leaves and saute for some time.
4. Add chick peas and mix well.
5. Variation:
6. Wash, drain and set aside.
7. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
8. When they splutter, add curry leaves, green chillies and asafoetida.
9. Now add cooked chana, salt, coriander powder and cook for 5-6 minutes, covered.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Sunandini reddy