Name: Channa gravy | chickpeas gravy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Channa/Chickpeas; 1 cup Water; 1 Onion (medium sized); 1 Tomato (medium sized); 2 tbsp Chilli powder; 1 tbsp Corriander powder; Salt (To taste); ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder; ½ cup Frshly Grated Coconut; 1 tbsp Cumin/Jeera Seeds; 1 spring Curry leaves; 3 Dry Red Chilli; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cumin/Jeera Seeds; 1 spring Curry leaves; 1 tbsp Oil

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Chick peas/Channa Gravy is common in my house ,It is very easy to prepare as the only thing to remember is to soak the Channa otherwise it involves very less effort as the entire process is carried out in a pressure cooker. Flavours of coconut blend with the chickpeas and Indian spices and give a wonderful taste to this gravy. It tastes heavenly.

Channa/ChickPeas gravy RECIPE

Method:

1) Soak the Chickpeas over night or about 6 hours in water , Take the soaked chickpeas in a pressure cooker add in tomato , onion ,Curry leaves, Water and pressure cook for about 4-5 whistles or till the chick peas or cooked. Wait till the pressure get released all by itself and then open the pressure cooker and add in the Chilli powder ,coriander powder ,Salt and Turmeric powder along with the cooked chickpeas in the pressure cooker itself. If required some water also could be added to increase the gravy quantity.

2) Now in a blender add in the ingredients under “To grind” table along with little water and grind everything to form a fine paste. Now add in the ground coconut paste into the pressure cooker and mix well.

3) Keep the pressure cooker in a medium flame and cook till all the ingredients are combined ,and the gravy is thickened .In a tadka pan add in the ingredients under “To Temper” table and prepare a tadka and pour in the gravy. Tasty Chick peas gravy is ready.

Notes:

Chickpeas gravy can be served with roti, puri, Idly, Dosa, Appam, Idiyappam. It is a complete all-rounder. It tastes equally good with all.
If you forget to soak you chick peas, you can also soak it in hot water for about 3 hours.

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Channa gravy | chickpeas gravy

Channa gravy or chickpeas gravy is an awesome Kurma to go with any Roti or Pulao. It is prepared by dry roasting the coconut and other spices

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Soaking Time8 hrs

Course: Gravy

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Channa gravy, chickpeas gravy

Servings:

Calories:

Author: sharmila kingsly

Equipment

Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 cup Channa/Chickpeas
1 cup Water
1 Onion medium sized
1 Tomato medium sized
2 tbsp Chilli powder
1 tbsp Corriander powder
Salt To taste
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder

To Grind:

½ cup Frshly Grated Coconut
1 tbsp Cumin/Jeera Seeds
1 spring Curry leaves

To Temper:

3 Dry Red Chilli
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Cumin/Jeera Seeds
1 spring Curry leaves
1 tbsp Oil

Instructions

Soak the Chickpeas over night or about 6 hours in water , Take the soaked chickpeas in a pressure cooker add in tomato , onion ,Curry leaves, Water and pressure cook for about 4-5 whistles or till the chick peas or cooked.
Wait till the pressure get released all by itself and then open the pressure cooker and add in the Chilli powder ,coriander powder ,Salt and Turmeric powder along with the cooked chickpeas in the pressure cooker itself. If required some water also could be added to increase the gravy quantity.
Now in a blender add in the ingredients under “To grind” table along with little water and grind everything to form a fine paste. Now add in the ground coconut paste into the pressure cooker and mix well.
Keep the pressure cooker in a medium flame and cook till all the ingredients are combined ,and the gravy is thickened .In a tadka pan add in the ingredients under “To Temper” table and prepare a tadka and pour in the gravy. Tasty Chick peas gravy is ready.

Notes

Chickpeas gravy can be served with roti, puri, Idly, Dosa, Appam, Idiyappam. It is a complete all-rounder. It tastes equally good with all.
If you forget to soak you chick peas, you can also soak it in hot water for about 3 hours.

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Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist , the nutrition value provided here is an estimate.It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.