Pakistan is the third top Chickpea producing country.
Chickpea is rich in proteins which has excellent digestibility in humans. It
provides high amount of amino acids to the body, besides this also contains
carbohydrates most of its composition is in the form of starch. Cooking does
not hinder with the protein availability. Its consumption in diet is considered
as healthy and is high in nutrition. It contains lipids in very low quantities
in the unsaturated form which is mostly removed by soaking for overnight and
washing them. It is best to be added in diet especially in craving, in order to
live healthy and fit.
INGREDIENTS
Black chickpeas 1 cup
Potato 1 small
Ginger and garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Red chili powder 1 teaspoon
Chaat masala 1 teaspoon
Bullet green chilies 2 large
Green chilies 2
White cumin 1 teaspoon
Oil 1/4 cup
Onion 1 small
Tamarind 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves 2 tablespoons
Curry leaves 12-15
METHOD
·
Soak the black chickpeas overnight in water, add
in it baking soda 1/4 teaspoon
·
Wash them and boil them until they are soft and
easy to break means they are ready.
·
Cut potatoes in cubes and also boil them until
perfectly cooked.
·
Cut bullet green chilies as well as small green
chilies into smaller pieces, also cut the coriander leaves.
·
Also chop onion to fine pieces.
·
When black chickpeas and potato is ready, take
oil in another pan, heat it and add in white cumin, ginger and garlic paste as
well as curry leaves, cook for about 5 minutes.
·
Add in it the peas, tamarind extract, red chili
powder, chaat masala, boiled potatoes and salt, cook for 3 minutes.
·
Transfer to the bowl, garnish with green
chilies, coriander leaves and onions, serve hot.
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