Chickpea (काबुली चना) Potato Salad...Ramadan Special

Alhamdulillah, We got the Ramadan once more in our life! May this holy month bring peace around the world unifying everyone everywhere. 

The Chickpea is important in Indian and Middle Eastern Cuisine, and India is the largest producer of Chickpea with 65% of global production. Chickpeas are a nutrient-dense food, providing rich content (20% or higher of the Daily Value, DV) of protein, dietary fiber, folate, and certain dietary minerals, such as iron and phosphorus in a 100 gram reference amount. Thiamin, vitamin B₆, magnesium, and zinc contents are moderate, providing 10–16% of the Daily Value. A 100 g serving of cooked chickpeas provides 164 kilocalories (690 kJ). Cooked chickpeas are 60% water, 27% carbohydrates, 9% protein and 3% fat 75% of the fat content are unsaturated fatty acids. Source taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickpea

Although, Chickpea (Kabuli Chana) is eaten all over India, but it is a very popular dish in North India. Chickpea (Kabuli Chana) can be eaten as snacks or as a main meal lunch or dinner. However, Chickpea (kabuli Chana) is often made in a spicy delicious and tempting gravy. In this recipe, I'm going to show you how to make a healthy and yummy Chickpea (Kabuli Chana) Potato Salad without Spices. So, try this new way of making Chickpea (Kabuli chana) Potato Salad which is healthy as well as tasty. And I'm sure you and your family will love to eat this. Let's enjoy this recipe with me #AyeshaMd....

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 

Cuisine: Indian 

Course: Snack, Lunch and Dinner 

Servings: 4

Author: Ayesha Md

Ingredients:

200 gm Chickpea (Kabuli Chana)
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
2 onions, finely chopped
1 lemon (juice)
1 tsp baking soda
salt as per taste
water as required
2-3 medium size potatoes

Steps for cooking:

1) Wash, add salt, water and baking soda, let Chickpea (Kabuli Chana) soak for overnight or at least 8-10 hours.

2) Take a pressure cooker, add soaked Chickpea (Kabuli Chana) along with the water. Turn on the flame, and bring it to a boil, cover the lid of the pressure cooker and simmer for about 10-15 minutes or till it completely tendered. Turn off the flame and drain the excess water. Set aside.

3) Take a pressure cooker, add potatoes, salt and water. Turn on the flame, and bring it to a boil, cover the lid of the pressure cooker and simmer for about 10-15 minutes or till it completely tendered. Turn off the flame, remove the potatoes from the water, run them under cold water and peeled them off and cut into cubes.

4) Take a serving tray and add boiled Chickpea (Kabuli Chana), potato, onion, tomato, salt and lemon juice mix them well.

5) Yours Chickpea (Kabuli Chana) potato Salad is ready to be served.

If you have any queries regarding this recipe don't forget to share your comment, your comments are valuable for me. It would always be a pleasure for me to serve you....And I'll be back soon with an another exciting recipe...