Ingredients Black Chickpeas 1/4 cup Peanut 4 tsp Channa dhal 2 tsp Urad dhal 2 tsp Red chillies 3 Peppercorn 4 Fresh greated coconut 3 tsp Oil 2 tsp Mustard 1/4 tsp Cumin/Jeera seeds 1/4 tsp Hing 1/4 tsp Green chilly 1 Curry leaves 4-5 Turmeric 1/2 tsp Salt as per taste. Method Soak chickpeas overnight and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles with peanuts and keep aside. Heat a tsp oil in a pan and fry chana dhal, urad dhal , peppercorn and red chillies for 2-3 mins or until aromatic and dhals change colour to golden brown. Cool the fried ingredients and grind to fine powder and then add grated coconut and half glass of water and grind to fine paste. Remove the ends and finely chop green chilly. Heat oil in a pan add mustard, jeera, curry leaves, hing, green chilly and fry for a min or until jeera changes colour. Now add the ground mixture and 2 glasses of water, boiled channa and peanuts. Cook on simmer for 5-6 mins. Now add turmeric and salt and mix well. Cook on high flame for 5-6 mins or until bubbles form in kootu. Serve black chickpeas peanut kootu with steamed rice and dollop of ghee and papad.
Interesting recipe, Nandu. Owing to too many specifications in my family, I have stopped cooking many items and varieties!
Geets please pick me up , I am also coming . Nice recipe Nandini ! The addition of peanuts is interesting .
