This version of Chana usli is usually distributed at the time of Ugadi and Rama navami festivals in our grama devi temple – which is a beautiful temple on the hills at our place. Everyone eagerly waits for this prasadam after pooja at the temple on these festivals. As some of our viewers requested, I thought of posting this traditional recipe. I got this from bhatmam(priest) of the temple who usually prepares this for the festivals. It is healthy and nutritious. Hence I introduced it as a side dish at our home too.
Click here to see another version of chana usli using black chickpeas.
Ingredients:
1 cup chana/chickpeas (soak overnight in water)
½ cup grated coconut
6-7 red chillies
2 tea spn coriander seeds
2 tea spn mustard seeds
½ tea spn cumin seeds
¼ tea spn fenugreek seeds
¼ tea spn asafoetida
1 tea spn jaggery
½ tea spn tamarind
Salt
Oil
Method:
Cook chana in sufficient water with the salt in a cooker and keep it aside.
Fry coriander seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and red chillies in oil. Turn off the heat and add asafoetida. Coarse grind this along with grated coconut and tamarind with minimum quantity of water. Add this mixture to already cooked chana. Add jaggery to this and cook for 2 minutes.
Chanal usli is ready to be served either with chapatis or as a side dish with rice. It can also be served as evening snacks.
Serves : 3-4
Preparation time : 25mins
I love chickpeas and I love the mix of spices you used for this.I cant wait to try this soon.
Looks spicy HOT!
Never eaten this type,. Must try.
This will be my next chickpea dish, like all the ingredients.
Love the spices which you have used.Never tried chana this way..
That looks SO delicious! Thank you for sharing, Mrs. V!
Very interesting and spicy usili..
i like chickenpeas….. nice dish
The spicy chcik peas look really inviting…One of my favorites…:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com
Hi there,
first time to your wonderful space… u post some awesome and unique recipes—- love ur way of preentation ! Keep it up!
very interesting recipe,thank you very much for sharing
Different and spicy way to cook chickpeas.
I like this chickpea recipe and you did great with the pictures
Hey shilpa,
Nice different recipe. i never had a spicy red usli. i think i will try this one out.
different and yummy looking….must try making this
looks wow..ill try this one tomorrow.. 🙂
Very unique spice mixture, thanks a ton for sharing
Hi,
I made this today & came out very well. Just like the pic.
can i copy ur receipe to my FB account?
You can always link to it.
We used to call it “pooja channa” and wait to eat it!
Looks very tasty, will prepare this usli soon. Nodidra tinnohange atu!! 🙂
Great Recipes Shilpa.u dont miss out key ingredients .Keep up the good work.
Madhavi
Bahrain
½ cup grated coconut
6-7 red chillies
2 tea spn coriander seeds
2 tea spn mustard seeds
½ tea spn cumin seeds
¼ tea spn fenugreek seeds
¼ tea spn asafoetida
1 tea spn jaggery
½ tea spn tamarind
Am Sorry but what does A refer to here?? Is it like 1 1/2 tsp?
Please help
Appy, Thanks for pointing it. I think there was some error and it was showing some extra characters. I have updated it now.