Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena
PrepTime:5 mins CookTime:5 mins Cuisine:Indian
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This, Kabuli Chana tadka / Seasoned Chickpeas, is a South Indian style salad which is very easy to make, quick and of course very economical too.
Above all its extremely healthy with the protein and fibre rich Garbanzo Beans/White Chickpeas/Kabuli Chana as the main ingredient.
It can be served as a quick snack or party starter or even as a side dish for any meal. In Telugu we call it as ‘Thalimpu senagalu’ meant to be tempered chickpeas.
Using Instant Pot pressure cooker, converts this into a One Pot Easy Chickpeas Vegan Salad. So, lets make it. 🙂
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- How to serve ‘Kabuli Chana Tadka / Vegan Tempered Chickpeas (South Indian style)’:
- Health Benefits of ‘Kabuli Chana Tadka / Indian style Seasoned Garbanzo Beans’:
- Other recipes from my blog:
- Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Chana tadka / Seasoned Chickpeas (South Indian style)’ :
- Prep Work:
- Stove Top Method Indian style Seasoned Chickpeas:
- Instant Pot Method Indian style Seasoned Chickpeas:
- Tips & Storage:
- Result:
- Ingredients, Accessories on ‘AMAZON’ to ‘SHOP’:
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How to serve ‘Kabuli Chana Tadka / Vegan Tempered Chickpeas (South Indian style)’:
Whenever I make this my kids would definitely go for another serving. They do love this very much mainly its very to no spice feature.
For a family picnic/ kids lunch box I prefer this, ya only when I have boiled the chickpeas previous day. I can be pretty sure my kids would empty their lunches.
You can have this as part of tacos, wraps, any meal, buddha bowl, salad bowl, breakfast or dinner too.
Apart from all this, its a compulsory and auspicious dish made during any South Indian festivals.
Below is one of the simplest salad bowls that I made including this Seasoned Chickpeas. It was very filling and healthy at the same time.
Health Benefits of ‘Kabuli Chana Tadka / Indian style Seasoned Garbanzo Beans’:
Chickpeas / Chana, are rich in protein & fibre. They are low in calories too.
Jeera / Cumin, helps in easy digestion and hence eliminates any indigestion issue.
Mustard Seeds are known for their anti-inflammatory property. So, can be useful for reducing blood pressure, arthritis, asthma effects.
To conclude, this is a Vegan, Gluten free, Protein Rich, Low Fat and Fibre food. Hence, it can satisfy many people in any party/gathering.
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Ingredients:
- Garbanzo Beans/ Yellow Chickpeas/ Senagalu– 2 cups (soaked/boiled/canned)
- Cooking Oil – 1½ tablespoons
- Salt – ¼ teaspoon / as per taste
- Red Chilli powder/Paprika/Chilli flakes – ½ teaspoon
- Grated Coconut (Desiccated / Fresh) – 1 tablespoon
- Dry Red Chillies – 3
- Curry Leaves/ Karivepaku – 4 to 5
- Fresh Coriander / Cilantro Leaves – 1 tablespoon (chopped)
- Lemon/Lime – 3 slices
Ingredients for Tempering:
- Jeera / Cumin Seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Mustard Seeds / Aavalu – ½ teaspoon
- Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black gram – ¾ teaspoon
- Chana dal / Senagapappu / Split Yellow Gram – ¾ teaspoon
- Sesame Seeds/ Til/ Nuvvulu – ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric Powder/ Pasupu/ Haldi – ¼ teaspoon
Special Ingredients:
- Curry Leaves/ Karivepaku
- Grated Coconut
Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Chana tadka / Seasoned Chickpeas (South Indian style)’ :
Prep Work:
To ‘SOAK’ the dry chana / chickpeas:
- Take 2 cups of dry chickpeas into a wide vessel, wash them thoroughly. Add water, 4 times the quantity of beans.
- Leave the vessel on kitchen platform, let the chickpeas soak for 8 hrs/overnight.
- Strain the soaked water before cooking.
Stove Top Method Indian style Seasoned Chickpeas:
To ‘COOK’ the soaked chana / chickpeas:
- on STOVE TOP:Take the soaked chickpeas into a sauce pan, add double quantity of water. Close with lid. Let them cook on stove-top medium flame until they soften (might take 30 to 40 mins).
- on STOVE TOP PRESSURE COOKER: Take them into the cooker. Add 3 cups of water.
- Close the lid, put the whistle ON, let it cook for 5 whistles. Open only when the pressure is released.
If you are using canned (or) already cooked chickpeas, ignore all the above ‘PREP WORK’ steps, and proceed with the recipe from here.
Making the Seasoned Chickpeas:
Instant Pot Method Indian style Seasoned Chickpeas:
- Take the soaked chickpeas into the Instant Pot. Add 3 cups of water.
- Close the lid, turn the valve to SEALING, and set the mode to PRESSURE COOK under HIGH PRESSURE for 4 mins (or) else BEAN / CHILI mode. Release the pressure naturally (NPR).
- Transfer all the boiled chickpeas into a separate bowl.
Tips & Storage:
- You can use any other variety of chickpeas, for the same recipe.
- If you do not have few of the ‘Ingredients for tempering’, don’t bother, just go with what you have.
- Adjust the salt & spice as per your taste.
- You can even add finely chopped green chillies for added spice.
- The pressure cooking time to Instant Pot, differs on how soft you wish to have your chickpeas. And for how much time you have soaked them.
- Storage: This, Chana tadka / Seasoned chickpeas can be fresh only up to a day.
- But you can store the cooked chickpeas in the freezer.
Result:
- The taste of this, Chana tadka / Seasoned chickpeas starter is very very mild in spice and so is yummy.
- If you squeeze in some lemon on top, the taste would be a mix of sour, sweet and spice.
- And its more of chewy obviously because of the chickpeas.
- My kids have at least one serving, whenever I made this.
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South Indian style Seasoned Chickpeas / Indian Flavoured Garbanzo Beans (Stove top, Instant Pot)
Equipment
- Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)
- Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker (for IP method)
Ingredients
- 2 cups Garbanzo Beans/ Yellow Chickpeas/ Senagalu soaked (or) boiled (or) canned
- 1½ tablespoons Cooking Oil
- ½ teaspoon Salt (or as per taste)
- ¼ teaspoon Red Chilli powder / Paprika / Chilli flakes
- 1 tablespoon Desiccated / Fresh grated Coconut
- 3 count Dry Red Chillies
- 4 to 5 count Curry Leaves / Karivepaku
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Coriander (chopped)
- 3 slices Lemon / Lime
Ingredients for tempering:
- ½ teaspoon Jeera / Cumin Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Aavalu
- ¾ teaspoon Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black gram
- ¾ teaspoon Chana dal / Senagapappu / Split Yellow Gram
- ¼ teaspoon Sesame Seeds/ Til/ Nuvvulu
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder/ Pasupu/ Haldi
Instructions
PREP WORK:
- To ‘SOAK’ the dry chana / chickpeas:Take 2 cups of dry chickpeas into a wide vessel, wash them thoroughly. Add water, 4 times the quantity of beans. Leave the vessel on kitchen platform, let them soak for 8 hrs/overnight. Strain the soaked water before cooking.
If you are using canned (or) already cooked chickpeas, ignore all the above PREP WORK steps, and proceed with the recipe from here.
Stove Top Method South Indian style Chickpeas Salad:
- To ‘COOK’ the soaked chana / chickpeas: on STOVE TOP:Take the soaked chickpeas into a sauce pan, add double quantity of water. Close with lid. Let them cook on stove-top medium flame until they soften (might take 30 to 40 mins).on STOVE TOP PRESSURE COOKER:Take them into the cooker. Add 3 cups of water.Close the lid, put the whistle ON, let it cook for 5 whistles. Open only when the pressure is released.
- TO MAKE THE SALAD: Put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame, add the oil and heat it up. Add all the ‘Ingredients for tempering’ and saute them.
- Break each dry red chilli into two and add them to the pan, along with curry leaves. Saute them for 2-3 secs and then add all the boiled chickpeas/ chana to the pan.
- Just give a stir and add the required salt. Toss/Mix everything and leave the pan open, for about 2-3 mins. Then, add the desiccated/fresh grated coconut and red chilli powder / chilli flakes / paprika.
- Gently mix up everything, such that the grated coconut and chilli powder are coated thoroughly. After 30 sec to 1 min, switch the flame off.
- Serve & Garnish with chopped coriander and lemon slice. Done!!
Instant Pot Method South Indian style Chickpeas Salad:
- Take the soaked chickpeas into the Instant Pot. Add 3 cups of water.Close the lid, turn the valve to SEALING, and set the mode to PRESSURE COOK under HIGH PRESSURE for 4 mins (or) else BEAN / CHILI mode. Release the pressure naturally (NPR).Transfer all the boiled chickpeas into a separate bowl.
- TO MAKE THE SALAD: Put the Instant Pot vessel back, switch ON the gadget, set the MODE to SAUTE for 4 mins. Add the Oil, let it heat, then add all the ‘Ingredients for tempering’ and saute them.Immediately add the boiled chickpeas.
- Add the finely chopped coriander, red chilli powder / chilli flakes, and grated fresh coconut / desiccated coconut and salt.
- Give everything a gentle but thorough mix, such that the grated coconut and spices are covered all over the chickpeas. Switch the GADGET off, and transfer the dish into a serving bowl. Done!
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