# Black Chickpea Greens

A simple and nutritious green dish grown in a pot and cooked with gram flour and spices.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup black chickpeas
- 3 tablespoons gram flour
- some cumin seeds
- some green chilies
- some turmeric powder
- ginger
- garlic
- salt
- oil
- some water

## Instructions

1. Soak black chickpeas for about twenty-four hours.
2. Layer them randomly on the soil and cover them with a thin layer of soil.
3. Roast gram flour for about three to four minutes on medium flame and set it aside.
4. Sauté finely chopped garlic and ginger in oil.
5. Add cumin seeds, slit green chilies, and some turmeric powder.
6. Add the chopped greens, mix, add some water, cover, and cook for about seven minutes on low flame.
7. Add salt and then the roasted gram flour.
8. Mix and it's ready.

## Equipment

- pot
- soil
- sunlight
- water
- kadai

## Tips

- Black chickpeas need to be soaked for about twenty-four hours.
- Serve with plain chapati and a cup of dal or with hot rice as a masiyal.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJMRVnWRvCw/?igsh=ajhmOGszN25nYXZu
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4691416d-fa97-4e63-9f60-fef106b0fdd9
- Extracted: 2025-06-07

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