Chickpeas Salad | Chana Salad | Healthy Salad Recipes

I usually prefer salads for a light weekday dinner along with a small bowl of soup or toasted bread slices.I prefer these kind of protein rich beans salad as they are not only tasty they are even very filling too and hence can be eaten as a meal by itself.One can play with the ingredients that go in the salad and prepare it according to their wish.This is a very versatile salad and can be prepared with various beans.

Chickpeas Salad Recipe:
(Serves 2)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Chickpeas/Kabuli Chana
1 medium Potato
1 small Onion,finely chopped

1 small Tomato,seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup Pomegranate Kernels
2 tbsp finely chopped Coriander

2 tbsp Mint leaves,torn with hands
1 Green chilli,finely chopped

for dressing:

2 tbsp Extra virgin Olive oil

3/4 tsp Chaat masala
1/4 tsp Red chili powder

1/4 tsp black Pepper powder
1/4 tsp roasted Cumin powder(optional)

juice of 1/2 Lemon

Salt to taste

Method:

• Soak chickpeas overnight for 8-9hrs and wash them and pressure cook with enough water for 3 whistles,reduce the flame and cook for another 5-8 mins.Chickpeas should cook thoroughly and soft but firm and also should not become mushy.Drain them and keep them aside to cool.
• Pressure cook potato for 3 whistles along with chickpeas or separately.Let it cool completely and then peel the skin and chop into small cubes.
• In a small make the dressing mix in olive oil,lemon juice,salt,chaat masala,red chili powder,black pepper powder,roasted cumin powder and give a nice stir using a small wire whisk until you get a uniform paste.
• Take a big bowl and add boiled chickpeas,boiled and chopped potatoes,finely chopped onion,tomato,green chilli,coriander leaves,pomegranate kernels and give a nice stir.
• Add the dressing and check the taste of it and add any seasoning like salt or spice to suit your taste buds.
• Serve them into two individuals bowls.Garnish with chopped coriander.

Serve the Salad immediately. You can even refrigerate for sometime and eat,it tastes good too.

 Notes:

• You can follow the same recipe replacing white chickpeas with Black Chickpeas or Rajma in the recipe and follow the same recipe.
• If you do not have olive oil you can skip it and proceed with the same.
• I love the bite of pomegranate kernels in the salad,you can even add roughly chopped walnuts or pecans or raisins in the recipe.
• You can even add finely cubed cucumbers to the recipe along with onions and tomatoes.