Easy Kala Chana Recipe for Kanya Pujan This Navami

Chaitra Navratri has brought the nine auspicious days of the year when goddesses are worshipped in the form of little girls. On Ashtami and Navami of Navratri, kala chana, halwa, and puri are served in Kanya Pujan or Kanjak to impress the deities. Check out this easy Kala Chana recipe also know as Black Chickpeas to try this Navami Puja. 

 Kala Chana Recipe For Navami Puja

Let us make a bowl full of streaming and delicious kala chana for Navami Puja by following these simple steps. 

For Kala Chana

1. Take kala chana in a bowl, rinse them with water thoroughly, fill the bowl of chana with more water and keep it aside for soaking for about 10-18 hours.
2. After soaking them, transfer the chana into a pressure cooker with water, salt, and baking soda (optional). Set the flame to medium-high, after a whistle, reduce the flame to low and let it cook for another 7-9 whistles. 

For Kala Chana Masala 

1. Make a coarse paste of ginger and green chillies using either a mortar and pestle or a mixer grinder.
2. Add some ground cumin, coriander and red chilli powder to a bowl and mix it with a few spoons of chickpea stock (boiling water) to prepare a slurry. 
3. Take a kadai (wok), heat it and add some oil. Further, add cumin seeds and hing to prepare tempering, and leave it undisturbed until the cumin crackles. 
4. Add ginger-green chilli paste to the wok. After sauteing it for about 15 minutes, lower the flame, add the slurry, and let it cook until small oil bubbles occur.
5. Add boiled kala chana and stir it. Gradually add a little stock and saute, and keep adding more once it gets soaked. Keep the heat on low throughout. 
6. Add salt followed by tamarind paste or lime juice and garnish with chopped coriander.