Laxmi Daily Feast Kabuli Chana Chole

Chickpeas is a versatile ingredient and it is a good idea to stock some at all times. Use it with salads, chaats, subzis, pulaos, or in any other exciting creation. You can even soak a little extra and store in the refrigerator for a few days to use as and when required. Kabuli chana is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated legumes, it is a small, hard, beige colored bean with a diameter of less than a centimeter. It looks kind of wrinkled hazelnut. Wash and soak the chickpeas overnight. It will swell to about three times the original size. Drain the water, wash again and blend the soaked chana a mixer into a coarse mixture. Use this crushed kabuli chana in tikkis, waffles, etc. Canned chickpeas last for up to five years, and dried chickpeas canbe stored, in an airtight container, almost indefinitely. Once cooked, chickpeas can be stored covered in the refrigerator for several days.