CHANNA SUNDAL RECIPE | KADLEKALU USLI | CHICKPEAS SUNDAL

Channa Sundal Recipe | Chana Sundal Recipe with step by step photos | How to do Channa Sundal | How to do Kadlekalu Usli | How to do Chickpeas Sundal

Chana Sundal or Kadlekalu Usli is an easy , healthy sundal or usli that can be had as an evening snack or made as Neivedyam during Navratri Golu days , Ganesh Chaturthi , few festivals. This has always been my favorite sundal since childhood.

If you want more easy peasy recipes just , then you can check out – Peanut sundal, lobia sundal , horsegram usli ,cucumber kosambri

About Channa Sundal :

Sundal is a South Indian style salad / snack/ stir fried dish made basically with dry legume / lentil , spiced & tempered. Hing/ ginger added gives a nice flavor to any sundal and helps in reducing the gassy nature of sundal .

One can make sundal with various legumes like peanut, peas , cowpeas , corn , lobia etc . The chosen for the day is Channa .

Sundal is usually prepared during Vinayaka Chaturthi or Navratri naivedhyam in south India. But one can make it evening snacks . Very healthy , tasty , quick and easy to make.

This Channa sundal is so good with the aroma & flavor , once cooked Channa is ready , making this sundal hardly takes only 5 minutes.This chickpea sundal snack is low in fat, high in protein and very filling.

You can have them as an accompaniment with your meals too.Most of the kids love them.There are two types of this channa (black and white).You can make the sundal with both and the recipe is the same

Channa Sundal Video :

Channa Sundal Recipe with step by step photos :

In a large bowl , wash and soak 1 cup channa for about 6-7 hours / overnight.

drain off the water and transfer to the pressure cooker. Add a cup of water and a tsp of salt .

Pressure cook for 3 whistles on medium flame . Once the pressure releases , check , channa. It should have cooked soft , yet firm. drain off the water and keep aside.

In a mixie jar , prepare a masala . Add a small piece of Ginger , 2-3 Green Chilli, salt and 2-4 tbsp Coconut .

Grind coarsely . No need to add water .

In a pan / kadai prepare a tempering .Heat 2-3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal. Once they splutter add a pinch of hing, 1 dried red chilli broken and few curry leaves. saute for a minute .

Next , add in coarsely grind masala , saute for 1-2 minute. Let the raw smell go

Add cooked chickpeas . Combine everything well .

Splash a little water , mix . Cover and cook for 1-2 mins . Let chana take in flavors and salt .

Lastly , add chopped coriander leaves , little grated coconut if required and squeeze lime . Give a final toss.

That’s it .. Channa sundal is ready to serve !

Points to Note :

1. You could use White channa or black channa to make this Sundal
2. You can replace kabuli channa with kala channa,lobia,green gram,yellow peas ,horse gram or chana dal for variation or you can even use mix of these legumes to make variety sundal.
3. Instead of making a coarse paste of ginger n green chilli , you finely chop them and add .

This post was originally published in Oct 10 th 2013 and republished .