Ha ha ha. I use to eat those dried peas uncooked. It's tastes like haldiram's masala matar..
You can also try it without masala, just add salt and black pepper, potatoes, onion.. we use that masala for making another dishes.. (cost saving also)
It's actually the fault of QA team they are the one Responsible for Maintaining the overall quality of the product.
QC Team gets only one or two Packet of Finished Product From a Batch, but it's the QA team under whose supervision Each & Every Step of Manufacturing, QC & Packaging of Every Product takes place.