Tempered Chickpeas | Senagalu Talimpu | Senaga Guggillu

Tempered Chickpeas | Kommu Senagalu Talimpu is one of the traditional Andhra dishes offered as Naivedyam (Prasad) to god during many festivals.

This is one of the simple and easy to make protein-rich recipes. It is made by tempering chickpeas with very little oil, curry leaves and spices.

Our version is very simple and doesn’t even use many ingredients as I wanted to keep simple and healthy when offered to god.

If you are planning to have this recipe as an evening snack, you can even add fresh coconut grate and even substitute traditional black chickpeas with white Kabuli chana and serve to your beloved children.

In Andhra, people make this recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi, Devi Navratri, Varalakshmi Vratam, and offer naivedyam in Sai Baba temples.

We frequently make Tempered Chickpeas | Kommu Senagalu Talimpu every week or at least once in a month. We regularly make use of them by soaking them overnight and put them in a cloth to sprout them.

TIPS to make Perfect Tempered Chickpeas:

• Soak chickpeas overnight to cook faster.
• When soaking peas, add adequate water as they swell while soaking and also soak them in a wide vessel.
• Add very little water while pressure cooking.
• While pressure cooking if we add salt, peas absorb while cooking.
• If you want to make it more nutritious we can add coconut, carrot grate, and even onions. But this version doesn’t suit for naivedyam.

You may also like to check other recipes:

Curd Rice Recipe,

Bengal Gram Curry,

Chickpea curry,

Chana Dal Recipe and

Coconut Rice.

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Tempered Chickpeas | Kommu Senagalu Talimpu

Tempered Chickpeas | Kommu SenagaluTalimpu is one of the traditional Andhra dishes offered as Naivedyam (Prasad) to god during many festivals.

Course Snack

Cuisine Andhra

Keyword Kommu senagalu talimpu, Tempered Chickpeas

Prep Time 6 hours

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 70 kcal

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

• Kommu senagalu/ Chick Peas – 1 cup
• Water – required qty.
• Salt – 1 ½ tbsp.
• Oil – 2 tbsp.
• Mustard seeds – ¼ tbsp.
• Moong dal – 1 tbsp.
• Chana dal – 1 tbsp.
• Dry red chillies – 3 No.
• Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.

Instructions

1. Add chickpeas in a bowl and soak overnight by adding adequate water.
2. Discard soaked water and add a glass full freshwater and transfer to the pressure cooker.
3. Add 1 tbsp. salt and pressure cook on a medium flame for 3 whistle blows.
4. Open the lid and drain the stock. When you press peas with two fingers if they break then they are cooked to soft.
5. In a pan add little oil and spread all over the pan. Add mustard seeds, chana dal and moong dal.
6. Saute for a while and add chickpeas. Mix well.
7. Sprinkle little turmeric powder and salt as per your taste as we have already added salt while boiling peas.
8. Cook for 2 minutes on medium flame and transfer to serving bowl.
9. Senaga guggillu| Kommu Senagalu talimpu | tempered chickpeas can be offered as prasadam (naivedyam) to god.

Recipe Video

How to make Tempered Chickpeas:

1.  Put chickpeas in a bowl and add adequate water. Soak overnight with lid covered.

2.  Drain soaked water and put peas in a pressure cooker. Add 1 glass water, 1 tbsp. salt and pressure cook for 3 whistle blows on medium flame.

3.  Drain stock and check peas whether they are cooked or not. To check, press with two finger, they break then they are cooked. Keep them aside.

Kommu Senagalu Talimpu:

4.  Heat oil in a pan spread over and add mustard seeds, moong dal and chana dal.

5. Put dry red chillies, curry leaves, a pinch of asafoetida (hing) and mix well.

6.  Add chickpeas, ½ tbsp. salt and turmeric powder. Mix well roast for a minute.

7.  Serve Kommu Senagalu talimpu or Senaga guggillu hot as a naivedyam.

Watch this recipe video on >> Youtube.