Chickpeas Salad

Ingredients

Boiled chickpeas - 100 gm

Onion - 1 big

Tomato - 1 medium

Cucumber - 1

Few chopped corriander leaves

Red chilli flakes  as per taste

Black pepper powder - as per taste

Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp

Juice of one lemon

Olive oil - 1 tbl.sp

Salt as per taste



Method

Soak chickpeas/kabulichana in water overnight and then next day boil it with water and little salt.

Chop finely onion, tomato and cucumber and corriander leaves.

In a bowl mix together all the  ingredients and serve.

Chatpata Chana

Ingredients
Chana/whole gram/chickpeas - 250 gm
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Ginger green chilli paste - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt as per taste

For chutney
Few coriander and mint leaves
Garlic cloves - 1
Green chilli - 1
Small piece of tamarind

For Garnishing
Few chopped onions and tomatoes
Few chopped mint and coriander leaves


Method
Soak whole gram in a bowl for 3 to 4 hours and then pressure cook it by adding little salt till it becomes soft.
Blend the ingredients given for making chutney.

Heat one tbl.sp of oil in a pan and  add cumin seed. When it splutters, add ginger green chilli paste and saute for few seconds till the raw smell goes.

Add cooked chana and all the powdered masala and salt. Mix well and cook till the gravy becomes dry.

Remove in a bowl. add chutney to it and mix it well. While serving garnish it with onion, tomatoes, mint and coriander leaves.

Chickpeas Salad with Yoghurt

Ingredients
chickpeas - 1/2 kg boiled
yoghurt - 1/2 to 1 cup
onion - 1
cucumber - 1
red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
black salt - 1/2 tsp or as per taste
salt as per taste
few corriander leaves you can also add parsley leaves
half of lemon juice


Method
Wash and soak chickpeas in water for 4 to 5 hours or overnight and then pressure cook till it becomes soft.
Drain the water and put this chickpeas in a bowl.
Make a dressing of yoghurt, olive oil, red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, pepper powder, black salt, salt, corriander leaves and lemon juice. Finely chop cucumber, onion and mix with chickpeas along with the dressing and refrigerate it for an hour or more before serving.

Palak Vadi

Ingredients

Besan/gram flour – 1 cup

Palak/spinach leaves – 3/4 cup

Red chilli – ½ tsp

Cumin seed – ½ tsp

Paste of ginger and green chilli – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼  tsp

asafetida - ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Sesame seed – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

Mix together all the ingredients, add one tsp of oil to it and then add enough water to make a thick batter. Grease the plate with oil and pour this batter in it.

Steam it in a pressure cooker or steamer for 15 minutes and then cut into cubes when it is cool.

Shallow fry in oil and serve hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.

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Ingredients

Chickpeas – 259 gm soaked in water overnight

Garlic = 4 cloves

Lemon juice – 1 tbl.sp

Roasted Tahini or sesame seed – 1 tbl.sp

Yogurt – ½ cup

Pepper powder – ½ tsp

Salt – 1 tsp

Method

Grind these all ingredients into a smooth paste. Add salt and cumin seeds and use as a smooth and creamy dip.add little olive oil, if it is too thick. Sprinkle pepper powder on it. Have it with pita bread.