So are you hungry? here I am making chickpea salad with yogurt dressing. It's a healthy Indian style chana salad recipe that will give you the idea to prepare in your kitchen. Best to serve at dinner or lunch. Watch the recipe video to get step by step directions.
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I personally love chickpeas and want to experiment with different recipes with it. Here I used home boiled chickpeas with juicy cucumber, mouth-melting tomatoes, soft and starchy boiled potatoes and chopped onion with a spicy yogurt salad dressing that makes it perfect for Indian taste buds.
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Chickpea salad is the perfect combination with your main course for your lunch and dinner
Chickpea Salad Recipe Video (Step by Step)
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Chickpea Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
- Boiled Chickpea - 1 Cup
- Cucumber - ½ Cup
- Boiled Potatoes - ½ Cup
- Tomato Cubes - ⅓ Cup
- Onion (Chopped) - ⅓ Cup
- Salad Dressing:
- Yogurt - 2 Tbsp
- Salt - ½ Tsp
- Red Chili Powder - ⅓ Tsp
- Black Pepper - ½ Tsp
- Green Chilies (Chopped) - 1 Tsp
How to Make?
- Boil chickpeas
- Cut the cucumber into small cubes.
- Boil Potatoes.
- Chop onions.
- Chop green chilies.
- Cut tomatoes into small cubes. Make sure to use tomatoes without skin.
- Prepare salad dressing, add yogurt in a bowl.
- Season with salt, red chilies, and black pepper.
- Now add chopped green chilies.
- Mix well to make a smooth sauce.
- Now in a big bowl, add chickpeas, potatoes, cucumber, tomatoes, and onion.
- Pour salad dressing.
- Mix well.
"Chickpea salad" is ready!! Serve with lunch or dinner.
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Personally, I prefer to make this chickpea salad with steamed or jeera rice along with the simple chicken curry. It fills my appetite for long hours and family also love to have it on weekdays dinner.
Why Is it Best for Weight loss?
Basically chickpeas are full of protein, folic acid, and essential vitamins. Plenty of fiber helps to fill your hunger. Weight loss experts suggest adding chickpeas in your diet. It's a healthy way to reduce your weight.
How to Use Chickpeas in Other Ways
- Falafel (the Arabian snacks)
- Chana Biryani
- Roasted Chickpeas
- Chole Masala
- Chana Pulao
Are Chickpeas Keto?
As there are some carbohydrates content so its not advisable to have if you are following keto diet but if you are planning to reduce your weight in a healthy way then chickpea salad is the best combination for you as its full of protein.
Can I Use Canned Chickpeas to Make Salad?
Personally, I love to make with home boiled chickpeas that I store in the refrigerator and when I make a salad just take out and defrost to use. If you don't have boiled chickpeas then you can use the canned. Whenever you use canned chickpeas then drain the water in stainer and fully wash it before use.
How to Boil Chickpeas at Home
- Soak a packet of chickpeas in a deep filled water bowl.
- At least soak for overnight.
- Then drain the water and properly wash it.
- Now place chickpeas in your boiling pot (regular pot).
- Add salt.
- Also add soda bicarbonate (meetha soda) to make it perfectly soft.
- Now fill the pan with water.
- Cover the pan for 1 hour.
- Initially keep the temperature high and as the chickpea starts boiling then reduce the heat to medium to low.
- After 1 hour, check the chickpeas. If it's soft by pressing through finger then it's ready.
- Otherwise, give it extra time to get soft.
- Then you can cool it down, make packets and store in your refrigerator.
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7 Tips To Make Healthy Salad
In making chickpeas salad you can use different combinations of vegetables and dressing. Variation in salad dressing will give you a different taste of the salad. Here I used yogurt dressing as its a healthy salad but you can try with other dressing that you like.
Here are some key tips to make your chickpeas salad bowl more scrumptious and tempting. You can opt for these tips to make juicy and tempting salad for your lunch and dinner.
- Make sure your chickpeas are fully boiled and soft. Hard chickpeas are not good for the stomach.
- The size and shape of other vegetables should be uniform to prepare the perfect salad. Here I used small cubes of veggies.
- You can use different vegetables as per your availability.
- You can also add corns, capsicum, carrots, cabbage, and other options.
- Don't over spice the salad dressing.
- In yogurt salad dressing, take nonwatery yogurt otherwise it will release water and your salad will be watery that will change the taste and look.
- You can consume this salad within 12 hours by keeping at a cool place otherwise it will change the taste.
- Try to make a fresh salad. Don't store the salad in the refrigerator.
More Chickpea Recipes: Chickpea Curry | Falafel | Chana Pulao | Chana Biryani | Chana Chaat
Chickpea Salad With Yogurt Dressing (Indian) - Chana Salad
Equipment
- Bowl
Materials
- Boiled Chickpea – 1 Cup
- Cucumber – ½ Cup
- Boiled Potatoes – ½ Cup
- Tomato Cubes – ⅓ Cup
- Onion Chopped – ⅓ Cup
- Salad Dressing:
- Yogurt – 2 Tbsp
- Salt – ½ Tsp
- Red Chili Powder – ⅓ Tsp
- Black Pepper – ½ Tsp
- Green Chilies Chopped – 1 Tsp
Instructions
- Boil chickpeas
- Cut the cucumber into small cubes.
- Boil Potatoes.
- Chop onions.
- Chop green chilies.
- Cut tomatoes into small cubes. Make sure to use tomatoes without skin.
- Prepare salad dressing, add yogurt in a bowl.
- Season with salt, red chilies, and black pepper.
- Now add chopped green chilies.
- Mix well to make a smooth sauce.
- Now in a big bowl, add chickpeas, potatoes, cucumber, tomatoes, and onion.
- Pour salad dressing.
- Mix well.
Notes
- If you are making chickpeas at home then make sure to make it soft and tender as the hard may cause stomach pain.
- You can add different vegetables as per your availability. Make sure the veg cutting should be uniform to make it presentable.
- Using greek yogurt to make this salad.
- Yogurt should be thick and smooth in texture. It should not release water.
- Fresh salad is good for health. Don't refrigerate for a long time.
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