Chickpeas (Channa) Sundal Navarathri Recipe
Its time for NAVARATHRI! Starting tomorrow for 9 nights and 10 days this Hindu festival will be celebrated all across India. Nava-rathri means nine nights and the last day is called “Vijaya Dasami”. During these 10 days, goddess Durga, Saraswati and Lakshmi are worshipped.
Navarathri always remind me of my childhood days, when on the ashtami or navmi day we use to go to our friends house for Kanya Puja and would look forward to the prasad and the gifts 
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Whereas in south India, navarathri is celebrated with Golu – “Bommai Kolu” and differant kinds of “Sundal” as prasad. I learnt preparing various kinds of Sundal last year and also after attending many Golu puja’s and various other Puja’s in South India. Last year I prepared Black Channa Sundal which I learnt from a South Indian friend of mine and this time I wanted to share the Chickpea (Channa) Sundal recipe with you all, its real simple but too delicious and super easy to prepare.
This recipe of Channa Sundal is prepared in South India during the Navarathri days. It can also be prepared as Prasad during Ganesh Chathurthi or Janamashthmi Puja. This year I’m planning to blog more navarathri recipes from North and South India both. Hope you will enjoy it!
Now let’s move onto the EASY CHICKPEA (CHANNA) SUNDAL NAVARATHRI SOUTH INDIAN RECIPE.
Ingredients
- Boiled Channa (Chickpeas) - 1 1/2 Cups
- Grated Fresh Coconut - 1/3 Cup
- Salt to taste
- Musturd Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Urad Dal - 1 teaspoon
- Red Chillies - 2 -3
- Curry Leaves - 6 - 8
- A pinch of Hing
- Oil - 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- Take a non stick Kadai, add oil and heat it for few seconds. Then add mustard seeds and urad dal to the hot oil and stir for few seconds or till the mustard seeds crackle and urad dal turns light brown. Add hing also to it now only.
- Now add curry leaves and red chillies to it and mix will.
- Add in boiled chickpeas to the kadai and mix well.
- Now add salt, grated coconut and red chilli powder.
- Mix and stir, keep for few seconds and switch off the flame.
- Cover it and keep for few seconds.
- Channa Sundal is ready to serve.
Notes
To boil the chickpeas - Soak them overnight in enough water and bring it to boil the next morning in the pressure cooker. This will take about 40 mins to boil but again it varies from pressure cooker to cooker. So you can check after 35 mins and keep them back again if not fully boiled. I add 1/2 teaspoon on salt while boiling the channa's. Remember it should not be over boiled too.
ENJOY THIS NAVARATHRI WITH DELICIOUS RECIPES FROM NORTH AND SOUTH INDIA~Last year I made so many dishes and shared all of them in my navaratri post, to have a look at them all click on Easy Navarati Recipes 2012 here.!
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Very healthy and nutritious recipe on the top very easy to make.
thank you so much dear
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I am planning to make sundal tomorrow. this chickpea sundal looks really delicious. When i was kid, i was also waiting for prasad and gift on navami.
I miss those days. when i was reading i went back in memories.
Thank you Kanan, I was just reading your aloo recipe post
! I am glad I took you back to childhood days, even I miss those days.
This looks delicious and very appetising…would love to try it out:))
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Looks delicious..will try it out
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Looks great and delicious..will surely give this a try
thank you Shy, I am glad you liked it
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i love sundal with all sorts of beans and peas. yours looks gorgeous!
thank you Richa, ever since I have learnt about Sundals I am kind of hooked to them..easy quick and healthy all together
Sundal looks delicious..Loved reading the info about navratri…
thanks dear, I am glad you liked it
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Delicious looking sundal to kick start Navaratri.
Hey thanks so much Vijitha, looking forward to your golu post too
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Absolutely delicious Chana Sundal. Happy Navratri to you and your family dear.
Today’s recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com/2012/10/matar-mushroom-masala.html
Thank you so much Sanoli & wishing you the same
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seasons greetings gal. the sundal looks quite a treat. If available, I also add grated raw mango
Thank you Priya & same to you, adding grated raw mango is a great idea too…surely will add raw mangos in the mango season to this recipe
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Yummy!! Happy Navratri to you and the family
Thank you Kiran and wish you & your family the same
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Looks Yummm!!! Anamika….All blogs are going viral with Sundal recipes
thanks Shruthi, lol yeah I agree with you, viral effect is prominent due to the festive season
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Totally agree….
thanks Shruthi
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Happy Navaratri Anamika
Coming weekend Durga Puja starts and it’s during this time of the season when I miss my family the most! I love chickpea but sundal always taste good, irrespective of the season.
Thank you Kankana and subho bijoya to you & ur family
! I enjoy and look forward to durga puja too every year.
delicous looking sundal anamika. happy navratri to you and your family.
thank you Dassana and wish you and Amit the same
I have never tasted chick pea sundal and now u are tempting me to make one for my fly. Happy navratri to you and fly.
Thank you Nisa & same to you and your family, pl do try this super easy dish and trust me your kids will get hooked to this healthy sundal
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Hi! Instead of curry leaves, may I substitute it with turmeric leaves/powder?
Hi, you can substitute it with turmeric leaves or powder, however while cooking for fasting recipes, it’s always good to follow what your own family follows, like in some families certain spices are not used whereas in my family we are allowed to use normal salt in place of sendha namak and also we can use hing & turmeric powder.
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