चण्याची उसळ - Brown chickpea curry

A tangy tasty chickpea curry served with bread/rice/rotis.

  

Ingredients: (Serves approx 2)

2 cup boiled brown chickpeas
2 medium onions chopped
1 cup water
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp ginger garlic chopped (ginger garlic paste)
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp dhana jeera powder (cumin & coriander)
pinch of sugar
pinch of asafoetida
salt to taste
2 tsp lime juice
Garnish- Chopped onion and coriander

Method:

Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When the seeds start to pop add chilli powder, turmeric powder and asafoetida. This will give the curry a nice red colour. Now add one portion of chopped onion, ginger garlic & saute for a min. Add the garam masala, dhana jeera powder and saute till done.
Add a little water approx 1/4 of the cup and let it simmer for a while. (This makes the spices gel together to give enhanced flavour). Now add the boiled brown chick peas with remaining water, salt (to taste) sugar and lime juice. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for about 10 mins.

Garnish with chopped onion and coriander. This tangy curry goes well with rice/chapati/bread.