Sri Lankan Chickpea Stir Fry Recipe | Deviled Chickpeas Salad | Breakfast | Healthy

coconut oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers a healthier fat profile.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: white beans

Lentils are lower in calories and cook faster.

curry leaves

🥗Healthier: bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Bay leaves can impart a similar aromatic flavor.

green chilies

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Jalapeños offer a similar heat with different flavor.

Soak the chickpeas overnight in water and wash them thoroughly 2-3 times.

Add chickpeas, salt, and water in a pressure cooker and cook until tender, about 8 whistles.

Once done, let the pressure cooker remain covered until it cools down, then strain the water using a colander.

Slice the onion, dried red chilies, and curry leaves. Prepare mustard seeds and cooking oil.

Heat the oil and add mustard seeds, letting them splutter. Then add onion, dried red chili, and curry leaves, sautéing until the onion turns golden.

Add the boiled chickpeas and mix well until combined.

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