Green Chickpeas And Pomegranate Chaat
About Green Chickpeas And Pomegranate Chaat
This is an Indian Savory street food which is made with boiled fresh green chana (Chickpeas) and pomegranate pearls. It is a healthy snack for diet-conscious people who are counting their calories to reduce weight. Green Chickpeas are rich in proteins so just include them in your diet.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 2 cup Fresh green chickpeas (choliya / green chana)
- ½ cup Pomegranate
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 2 Tomatoes (firm, deseeded and chopped)
- 4 Cherry Tomato (cut into halves)
- 1 Cucumber (small, deseeded and chopped)
- 1/4 Raw Mango (cubed)
- 1/4 bunch Coriander (fresh, finely chopped)
- 1/4 tsp Cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
- Salt (to taste)
- 15 ml Lemon Juice
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Instructions
- Cook choliya/ Green Chickpeas in 1 ½ cups of water till done, further cook it till all the water evaporates (approximately 15 minutes).
- Place in a glass bowl add pomegranate pearls, chopped onions, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, raw mango coriander leaves, roasted cumin powder, black pepper, salt and lemon juice and mix well.
- Few things which you can optional as they taste great are peanuts, walnuts or raisins.
- If you are dry roasting ingredients peanuts, it has to be done on a medium flame. Also the cooking time mentioned above would be from 05 minutes to 20-25 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
This Recipe has been shared by Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji; Program Head – Culinary Arts Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and ITM – Institute of Hotel Management, Navi Mumbai.
She believes that food that she cooks should touch heart and soul of the person and dedicates all her success to her Angel Mother.
Works as Speciality Chef with Percept Knorigin, Cinecurry, Chefsutra and as a Food Author with Pioneerchef, Pinksworth, Tanyamunshi, Mangobunch, Plattershare, Womenplanet.
Website: Chefreetuudaykugaji, Facebook: Food For Thought, Twitter: @chefreetuudayk, Instagram: @chefreetuudaykugaji
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 1138mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1103IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 5mg
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Thnk you Chef Reetu for such an awesome weight loss recipe…
Looks good and I’m sure taste must be delish too.
Thnx Plattershare for sharing.
Looks so delicious! Thanks for the recipe.