Wednesday 11 July 2012

51. CHANA CHAAT ( DIABETIC & HEART FRIENDLY SNACK)

INGREDIENTS
  1. Kale Chane (Bengal Gram) - 1 cup
  2. Salt - 1 tsp
  3. Cooking Oil - 1/2 tsp
  4. Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1/2 tsp
  5. Red Chili Powder - 1/4 tsp
  6. Lemon Juice -  1 tbs 
  7. Chaat Masala 1/2 tsp

PROCESS
  1. Wash and soak chana over-night  in clean water.
  2. Cook in a pressure cooker with app 2 cups of water and salt for about 20 minutes or until the chanas become tender. 
  3. Let the water evaporate fully. One can drain the water but it is preferable to evaporate the water instead of draining it out to save its nutritive value.
  4. In a small pan, heat half tsp oil, add jeera and red chili powder. Add chanas and mix well.
  5. Sprinkle chaat masala and freshly squeezed lemon juice and toss it.
This is a healthy and nutritional snack packed with vegetarian protein.
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5 comments:

  1. Ranjana Bharij12 July 2012 at 00:40

    Very nice Ranjana.I sprout the channas and add some finely chopped onion,adrakh,green chillies and hara dhania to make it more colourful and nutritive.
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  2. Ranjana Bharij12 July 2012 at 00:43

    A healthy snack and easy to make.
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  3. Ranjana Bharij12 July 2012 at 00:45

    Ranjana, you are doing a v good job. I also make kala chanas, but with little variation. After boiling them I take 1/2 tsp oil in a non stick/kadai. Put all the masalas, thickly sliced onions & tomatoes, chopped ginger & green chillies. Stir them for a while. Add chanas, amchoor powder, chana masala, garam masala. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
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  4. Ranjana Bharij12 July 2012 at 00:46

    I add a little bit of black tea while pressure cooking the overnight soaked Chana and then i fry finely chopped onions, diced tomatoes green chillies in a pan and add the chana as well as mix the chana masala.Chana masala has garam masala in it.
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  5. Ranjana Bharij12 July 2012 at 01:35

    Thanks everybody for sharing your personal recipes. What I have given in my blog here is an absolutely effort-free basic recipe which even a novice could try to fill his/her tummy.
    All the Add-ons given above will definitely enhance the taste and make it simply YUMMILICIOUS!!

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