In a bowl of hot water soak the unpack frozen chickpeas for 30 mins.
Finely chopthe 1/2 onions and other half make a smooth paste of it, finely chop tomatoes and keep aside.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a heavy sauce pan, sprinkle asafoetida powder,add the chopped onions saute it for a min. Add ginger-garlic paste, chopped green chilies and onion paste saute it for 2-3 mins.
Now, add turmeric, cumin, coriender and channa masala powder, mix well and cook for a min. Add chopped tomatoes and salt, cover it. let it cook until tomatoes are smashed. stir occasionally.
Lastly, add the drain chickpeas and cover it. cook until masala well blend with chickpeas. Garnish with chopped clinatro. Serve with hot chapathis, rotis or basmati rice.
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