Garbanzo Bean Sundal (Chickpea Salad)

This is a healthy salad + snack for the evenings. I usually make this during festivals too as an offering. 

Ingredients: 2 cups Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas, Mudi Senagalu) ¼ cup shredded Coconut (fresh or dry) 1 small onion,finely chopped 2 green Chilies cut lengthwise Few Curry Leaves A pinch of Turmeric Powder 1 tsp Oil ½ tsp Mustard Seeds ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds ½ tsp Bengal Gram ½ tsp Black Gram 2 dry Red Chilies Salt Preparation:  Wash and soak garbanzo beans overnight.  Then pressure-cook the dal for 3 whistles. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.  When they pop, add cumin seeds + Bengal gram + black gram and sauté well until the dals turn golden brown in color. Then add red chilies + curry leaves + onions + green chilies and sauté well until onions become tender.  Then add the cooked garbanzo beans + turmeric + salt, mix well and allow cooking for some time. Finally add coconut, mix well and keep the pan on low flame for 2 minutes and turn off the flame. This is a perfect healthy snack for the evenings.