Sweet split chickpea

Chickpea is easy to cook and considered healthy too. It lends itself well to  various kinds of cooking. Here is a sweet using chickpea and brown sugar. It tastes great and can be made at short notice.

Ingredients:
Split Chickpea -2 cups
Brown sugar -1 cup
Cardamom powder -2 tsp
Grated coconut -1 tsp
Clarified butter -1 tsp (optional)


Method:
Soak the Split chickpeas in water for 10 hours or overnight. Wash and add sufficient quantity of water and cook in a pressure cooker till soft. Drain the water. Keep it aside.
In another wide mouthed pan or Kadai melt the brown sugar. Then, add the cooked chickpea. Cook over a medium flame stirring continuously till all the liquid is evaporated. Remove from the stove. Add the clarified butter and cardamom powder. Finally, garnish with grated coconut. Serve hot or cold.