I saw this picture of green peas snack in my "food" folder and thought I'd write about it. I made this snack by chance and worked my way with the "how-to" of this recipe by accident. I had soaked some kabuli chana to make sundal for a festival and ended up falling sick. I use the cooked chana for something other than chole and made a baked snack out of it. I dint want to fry it so ended up roasting it in the oven. I am sure other food bloggers would have their version of such snacks, but here is how I "cooked" it up. :)
The process is almost the same for all the lentils/dals/bean varieties.
Oven Roasted Green Peas
You need:
Green Peas (dry) - 3/4 cup ; (or fresh - 1 cup)
Salt
Hing
turmeric
Khuzhambu powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Garam Masala- 1 tsp(optional)
Process:
- Soak your dry peas overnight (6-8 hrs)
- Pressure cook the peas (1 whistle) with salt and turmeric - the peas have to be well done but should not fall apart. (Fresh peas can go into the oven right away)
- Strain excess water and lay it onto a baking tray to cool.
- When it is reasonably cool to touch, sprinkle khuzhambu powder, hing and garam masala powder and mix well.
- pour oil and mix till the oil spreads evenly among the peas
- Leave it for a ten minutes and put it in the oven (middle rack) for 10-12 minutes at 350F (you can use the pre heat time as well)
- Take them out of the oven....they may look half done but let them cool. They will turn crisp on the outside and remain crunchy on the inside.
- Store it in an air tight jar /bottle
Perfect for those evening cravings... :)
I use these oven roasted bean varieties as a crunch factor for soups and salads. You could also use these peas as a base for raitha and serve with parata, jeera rice or pulav! Khao tho jaano! :)
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