Black Chickpea Balls

Black chickpea balls / Black channa balls is a deep fried very tasty teatime snack and can be served with mint chutney or tomato ketchup. Black Chickpea Balls / Black Chana Balls recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Black Chickpea Balls / Black Channa Balls.

Ingredients:-

Black chickpea.   -1/2 cup
Onion.                  -1 big
Green chillies.      -2 tsp
Ginger.                 -2 tsp
Coriander leaves. -2 tbsp
Mint leaves.          -few
Curry leaves.        -1 sprig
Turmeric powder. -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder.-1/2 tsp
Coriander powder. -1 tsp
Cumin powder.      -1/2 tsp
Garam masala.       -1tsp
Amchur powder.    -1/4 tsp
Chat masala.          -1tsp
Gram flour.            -2 tbsp
Water.                    -2 tsp
Salt.                       -to taste
Oil.                        -for deep frying

Instructions:-

1).Wash and soak black chickpeas in water overnight. Pressure cook soaked chickpeas adding sufficient water till soft.

2). Pulse the cooked black chickpeas in a mixer grinder without adding water.

3). Finely chop onion. Chop green chillies into thin round pieces. Chop and crush ginger. Finely chop coriander leaves, mint leaves and curry leaves. Keep the chopped ingredients on a plate.

Method:-

1). In a mixing bowl add cooked and pulsed black chickpea paste. Add finely chopped onion, thinly chopped green chillies, finely chopped ginger, finely chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur powder, chat masala and required salt into the mixing bowl and mix well with pulsed black chickpea paste. Add 2 tbsp gram flour and 2 tsp water into the mixing bowl and mix all the ingredients together and make a thick mixture.

2). Apply little oil on your hand and take the thick black chickpea mixture. Bind and shape the mixture into small balls and keep them on a plate.

3). Heat oil in a deep frying kadai. Once the oil is hot drop the small balls one by one in hot oil and deep fry them until golden brown on medium flame. Once done remove the deep fried black chickpea balls from hot oil using a slotted spoon and transfer to a tissue paper to absorb excess oil.

 4). Transfer the black chickpea balls to a bowl.

Very tasty Black Chickpea Balls are ready to serve hot with mint chutney or tomato ketchup