Potato chickpea salad
This aloo chana salad is a very healthy salad as no oil or high calorie dressing is used in this recipe.
Chana is also known as chickpeas in english, garbanzo beans in spanish and kichererbse in Germany. Chana or chole belong to legume family and are healthful. You can also use black chickpeas (kala chana) for this salad.
Recipe of Aloo chana salad
1 cup kabuli chana (chickpeas/ garbanzo beans)
2 small potatoes- peeled and cubed
2 small onions- chopped
2 small tomatoes- chopped
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp chaat masala
salt to taste
2 green chillies- chopped
1. Soak chana overnight. Drain and and boil with potatoes, salt and water in a pressure cooker.
2. Strain the remaining liquid. You can use this liquid for some other dish.
3. Add the remaining ingredients to chana and toss.
4. Serve hot or refrigerate and serve cold.
Healthy Bytes- chane or chickpeas contain high amounts of protein. Half cup of chickpeas contain 140 calories, 5 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein, slightly more than 1 gram of fat, Iron and Potassium. Canned chickpeas can be full of sodium so it’s better to rinse them before consuming.
Potato black chickpeas salad
