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how to make easy snack/Nei kadalai(chatpata chana dal)

Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Chana dal/kadalai paruppu/split chick peas - 2 cups
  • Salt to taste
  • Chilli powder - 11/2tbsp
  • Chat masala - 11/4 tbsp
  • Asafoetida/hing - 2-3 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Some curry leaves
  • Baking soda -1/2 tsp
  • Oil to fry

Instructions
 

  • Soak chana dal atleast for 6 hours or over night adding baking soda to it.
  • Then drain all the liquid and spread on a cotton cloth and should become completely dry.
  • Then keep ready with a mix of chilli,turmeric,hing,chat masala powders and salt.
  • Now heat up a kadai with oil when hot enough bring down the flame to medium high.
  • Fry in batches till the "shh"sound subsides take out in a tissue then mix up with spice powders when it is still hot so that all masalas sticks to it.
  • Finally fry some curry leaves and add to it.
  • When cool store in airtight container.

Notes

Soaking is important at-least for six hours minimum.
Adding chat masala gives chatpata taste and its optional.
According to taste you can adjust the amount of spice added.
The spices should be added and mixed for each batch when it is still hot.
Curry leaves gives a real kick to this fry.
Even garlic can be fried and added to it.