Red Pepper Hummus Recipe | Tahini Recipe | Hummus With Tahini Recipe

    Hummus  dip from the middle east- that's all i know.When i googled i got to know more details.Here are some i read in wikipedia.'Hummus' in Arabic means chickpea Yes!!  we are calling only the main ingredient  also called garbanzo/chana.The complete name of the spread in Arabic     is hummus bi tahina.It's an Egyptian food then became popular all over middle east.

Sprouts Salad Recipe | Diet Recipes | Healthy Recipes

      Sprouts salad a healthy raw salad made with moong bean and black chickpea.Making of moong bean sprout is very easy but not black chickpea.But the time moong bean is sprouted well chana will start to sprout.

Chana Pulao|Lunch Recipe

Chana Pulao/Channa pulao is a quick lunch made with chana/kabuli chana/white chickpeas/garbanzo beans.Chana pulao is a best variation from regular lunch/lunch box menu.Even pulao are good for lazy Sunday afternoon lunch right?You can eat with papad,vathal,raita of your choice.

Masala sundal/Kondakadalai Sundal/Easy snack

         Sundals are the best way to get proteins for vegeterians .I too love to make them .I got to try lot of sundal varieties still i love this sundal what my grandma makes for the temple occasion .I wanted to try it too .Got the recipe from her ,I haven't added green mango to it .Instead i added lemon juice .It tasted so good .Masala is not overpowering but it is exact amount to be for this Channa.
          Black Channa is good for eyes (my grandma says that).I found it has more iron and it is very rich in proteins.

Looking for some Channa recipes

• Kala channa Chawal
• Chikpeas Gravy

Some sprout sundal Recipe

• Pasipayaru sundal

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Soaking time:8 hours(If you are sprouting it takes at least 24 hours )
Cooking  time :20+10 min
Serves: 7-8 servings

Channa Masala/SideDishForRoti

              This is such a protein packed side dish .We love it a lot along with our chapathi/roti .Adding of kasuri methi gives a nice hotel/restaurant style finish to this side dish .Cook the Channa perfect to relish this curry much .

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Some other gravies for roti/chapathi

• PaneerButterMasala
• Malai Kofta
• Mushroom Gravy
• BlackChanna in peanut  gravy
• Rajma Gravy

Preparation time:5 min

cooking time:25-30 min

serves:2

KondakadalaiSadam/KalaChanaChawal/BlackchannaRice

           Black chana(black chickpea/kondakadalai/kalachana) has more nutritional value than white chana its very good for your eye health( my grandmas word).I do chana kulambhu ,gravy for roti etc.One day i just don't want to do my regular recipes ,was searching for recipes and found the perfect recipe of chana rice in priyakas blog .Believe me in a span of 3-4 weeks i did this rice almost 3-4 times and we all love it a lot .Its just perfect for tiffin box- a filling nutritious meal for your loved ones in their boxes .When you sprout the channa then you get the whole grain value too.So protein,fibre,vitamin ,wholegrain,carbohydrate in one meal ...So good .With some yogurt,karasev,papad you are ready for lunch .let see how i did the rice.

Interested in quick rice recipes ? check
Mushroom fried rice
Peas pulao
Low calorie mushroom biriyani

Preparation time :20 min(for cooking the rice and chana)
Cooking time:10 min
Serves:2

black channa in peanut curry (கொண்டை கடலை)

I make black channa dishes often.I am vegeterian and to get more protien in my diet I add dal varieties. I have a special liking to this channa inspite of others dals, I don't know why .This channa is very good for eye health and is very rich in protien than white channa. I regularly grind onions and tomatoes and add it to the curry if I make parathas, rotis . But this time I thought of doing something different and bhawnas recipe got my attention and this is my take on the same.


You can check other curries like Rajma gravy,Vegetable kuruma

Preparation time:12 hrs(soaking the channa)
Cooking time:15 min+15 min
Serves:2-3

Ingredients:

•  1 cup black channa(soaked overnight)
• 1 medium size onion
• 1/2 country tomato
• 1 green chili.
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
• Oil for tempering.
• A pinch of turmeric
• salt as required.

Roast and grind:

• 10 groundnuts.
• 1/4 tsp sesame seeds.
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds.
• 2 red chili.
• 1/2 tsp methi seeds

To temper:

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds.
• 1 inch bayleaf
• 1 cloves.

Method:

• Soak the channa dal overnight.
• Cook it in a pressure cooker until it turns soft.
• Roast and grind the ingredients in roast and grind list to a coarse powder.
• If the groundnuts are raw you can roast them seperately.
• Grind the tomatoes in to puree.or chop them .
• Cut the onions very thin.
• Temper the hot kadai with oil in items to temper.
• Add onions,green chili and saute them for a minute.
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute it until the onions are translucent.
• Add the ground tomato paste/tomato and saute it until cook through.
• Add pinch of turmeric .
• Cook it for 2-3 min .
• Add the cooked channa,groundnut mixture to it.
• Add water if required .
• Let it come to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• If the gravy is too thin add 1 tsp rice flour to 1 tbsp water and add it to the curry.
• Serve it with hot rotis,chapathis,parathas of your choice.
• Serve them with variety rice like coconut rice,lemon rice,plain biriyanis as well.

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Vendaikaai Mandi - Tangy Okra Curry

Mandi (மண்டி) is a curry dish unique to Chettinad. You will a find a version of this dish in every chettinad household. The beauty of this dish is that it can made with a lot of vegetables e.g Potatoes, White Channa, Egg plant and Okra. Vendaikaai (Okra) Mandi (வெண்டைக்காய் மண்டி) is the most famous of the lot. I made this delicious curry for lunch the other day. This dish uses only green chili's for heat, no masala powder is used. Here is the recipe

Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30-40 min.
Serves: 2

Green Channa Paratha

The other day I came across fresh Green Channa in our Indian Grocery Store. I have heard and read about green channa but never used it before. I brought some and used them as stuffing for parathas. It came out good. You can try this with regular channa as well.Enjoy

Preparation time:10-15 min 

Cooking time:20 min 

Serves:2-3