Black Chickpeas ( Vatana Aamti ) Recipe

• 300 gm black chickpeas soaked overnight and sprouted for 8 hrs
• 1 tsp chilli pwdr
• 1 tsp turmeric pwdr
• 150 gm tomatoes minced
• 6 x kokum
• 8 Tbsp. sunflower oil
• 8 x cloves
• 10 x black peppercoms
• 2 tsp conander seeds
• 1 lrg onion sliced
• 300 gm coconut grated if fresh or possibly desiccated
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds salt

1. Boil the chickpeas in water till soft.
2. Stir in the pwdr spices salt tomatoes and kokum.
3. Heat 3 Tbsp.
4. of the oil in a pan and add in the peppercorns and coriander seeds.
5. When they pop add in the onion and fry till golden brown.
6. Stir in the coconut and fry till brown.
7. Grind this mix to a fine paste in a blender adding a little water as necessary.
8. Add in to the chickpeas bring to the boil and then take off the heat.
9. Heat the remaining oil in a pan and fry the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
10. When they pop pour over the curry and mix well.
11. Don't boil the curry as the coconut will start to give off an oily flavour.
12. Serve with rice flour rotis.
13. Serves 4

black chickpeas soaked, chilli pwdr, turmeric, tomatoes, kokum, sunflower oil, cloves, black peppercoms, conander seeds, onion, coconut, black mustard seeds, cumin seeds salt

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/black-chickpeas-vatana-aamti-85730 (may not work)