Serves: 4
Total Calories: 384
1. Soak the chickpeas overnight in water to cover by 2 inches. Meanwhile, prepare the tamarind paste and ginger-garlic paste, then drain and place the chickpeas in a pressure cooker along with all the other ingredients (except the tamarind paste and cilantro). Secure the lid and cook over high heat until the regulator indicates high pressure, then cook 1 minute more. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook 1 minute more. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow the pot to depressurize on its own, 12 to 15 minutes.
2. Carefully open the lid and check to see if the beans are very soft with some of them broken if not, add more water as needed, cover, bring up to pressure, and cook under high pressure another minute. Or cover and boil until the chickpeas are soft and creamy, about 45 minutes.
3. Mix in the tamarind paste and cilantro. With a ladle, mash some of the chickpeas and summer another 15 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish,
GARNISH WITH: 8 scallions (white parts only, halved lengthwise) and 1 to 3 fresh green chili peppers (such as Serrano, split in half lengthwise), and serve.
From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This Canister Chickpeas (or Dried Yellow Peas) recipe is from the 1000 Indian Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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