Hello friends, Welcome to Spring and Early Summer :-). The temperature is already in the 90 F and getting hotter day by day. Summer is also a weather where you don't want to eat heavy food. This brown chickpea chaat is light, lip-smacking, tangy, savory , spicy and delightful salad. It is made with boiled brown chickpeas ( kala chana) tossed with your favorite veggies and amazing flavorful spices. This brown chickpea chaat can also be served as a snack, an appetizer, or even as a party stater.
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One of the most nutritious beans - Brown chick peas( Kala Chana) are rich in iron, protein and folic acid. Curds enrich this tangy salad with more protein and calcium while coriander and mint increase its vitamin A content. Chill this salad before you serve it so as to relish its delightful flavors.
You can serve this dish warm or cold. This is a zero oil, vegan, healthy, filling and delicious snack. This recipe couldn’t be simpler. No, really, it couldn’t. Boil Brown chickpeas, chop up a small onion (or spring onions), roughly chop coriander, carrots, corn, cucumber, bell pepper , tomatoes and if you like, a deseeded green chilly too. Mint wouldn’t hurt. Lemon or lime would give it a tangy flavor. Add all the spices & chat masala to taste and mix. Eat :D
This protein-rich chaat makes an excellent anytime snack for your kids, and will boost their energy levels when they are tired. A no-fuss snack, it will take just a few minutes to mix this Brown chickpea Chaat .
If you are a salad person like me and like to enjoy something light & refreshing, here is a list of some of my favorite salads from the blog.
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Brown Chickpea Chaat
Ingredients
- 4 cup Boiled brown chickpeas
- 1/2 cup Boiled corn kernels
- 1/2 cup Chopped cucumber
- 1/2 cup Diced capsicum
- 1/2 cup Chopped tomato
- 1/2 cup Grated or chopped carrots
- Few Mint leaves chopped
- 1 Lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Black salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Chat masala or amchur powder /dry mango powder
Instructions
- Soak brown Chickpeas overnight and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles, makes sure you do not cook too much and make it mushy.
- Now take a mixing bowl, add brown chickpeas finely chopped veggies all the spices, and mix well.
- Serve it warm or cold
GiselleR says
This reminds me a lot of something my grandmother used to make me growing up. Forgot what she used to call it but the ingredients and spices seem really familiar! Definitely giving this a try ?
Kelly says
I love how colorful and healthy this dish looks! I could devour this for dinner right about now.
Natalie Knezic says
Light spring salads with crunchy veggies are THE BEST! This chickpea salad looks amazing. I really love the spices and flavorings in this one. Just yum! I'll be making this soon, for sure!
Amy Nash says
Your temperatures are in the 90's already?! Wow! It's still cool where I am at, but this looks perfect for when it gets hotter here too! I love the textures of the cucumber and carrots with the chickpeas in this!
Soniya Saluja says
Thank you Amy , glad you liked it !
Molly Kumar says
OMG the Chana Chaat looks so good and I could totally eat that whole bowl in a jiffy. Love the addition of carrots, corn and capsicum in it and offcourse lots of amchur powder :)
Soniya Saluja says
Thanks Molly, You can add you fav veggies or even fruits :D Glad you liked it !!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
This is absolutely my kind of salad/chaat and I would love to make these soon. I move the flavor of brown chickpeas as they are more earthy and use them a lot. I am going to soaking some tomorrow to make this as a side for kids lunch box.
Soniya Saluja says
Thanks Sandhya .. I do the same thing my hubby loves it when i give it to him for his lunch :) Glad you liked it !
valmg says
That dish has great colors, it's a really nice presentation. I have a friend who loves chick peas and I know she'd be up for trying this dish.
Soniya Saluja says
Thank you so much !! Do give it a try :)
Manila Spoon says
Wow! Bowlful of deliciousness for sure! I love the many flavors and textures you added with the chickpeas!
Soniya Saluja says
Thanks a ton!
Swathi Iyer says
This chickpea chaat looks delicious love the addition of cucumber and carrots, I would like to make this with adding some avocado instead of corn. you are right simple
food are must for summer.
Soniya Saluja says
Thanks Swathi ,Avocado are a great addition to this dish .. I even make them with fruits ( granny smith apples, pineapple) :)
Marisa Franca Stewart says
I would gladly give up my chicken tonight to have that bowl of goodness. I love the ingredients. Individually, I like all of them but in combination -- Wow! I'm pinning!
Soniya Saluja says
Great Marisa!! Hope you like it :D
Amy Katz says
This salad looks so refreshing and delicious! I'm pinning it to try later.
Soniya Saluja says
Thank you Amy !
Marlynn [UrbanBlissLife] says
I'm so jealous that you have such warm weather already! We're still cold and rainy here in the PNW. This brown chickpea chaat sounds so delicious. I've never seen brown chickpeas in our regular grocery stores or farmers markets here, so I'll have to scout them out! What a great snack or side dish!
Soniya Saluja says
I am so glad you liked this recipe . hope you give it a try in future :)
Vidya Srinivasan says
I like chat Masala in cucumber salad usually I do salad with chickpea using brown s much helathier. Salad looks colorful and so comforting
Soniya Saluja says
Thanks Vidya !
Homemade & Yummy says
I love using chickpeas in recipes. I have never tried or even seen brown chickpeas. I will hvae to look for them, you have me curious as to their taste. This sounds delicious.
Uma Srinivas says
I loved Your salad and I like brown chickpeas too :) I am always using chaat masala to my cucumber salad. Its very happy to see there is someone like me :)
Soniya Saluja says
Glad you liked it.. Thank you!
Veena Azmanov says
I have only seen brown chickpeas so far in India. Never anywhere else. This salad sounds so nutritious and wholesome. Very summery...!
Adriana Martin says
I didn't know about brown chickpeas what a fabulous ingredient hope I can find it in my local market I want to try them =)
Kylee @ Kyleecooks.com says
I'm so into Spring - it's my favorite season (except it's followed by summer - which is terrible in AZ), this looks perfect for the weather coming!!
Soniya Saluja says
Thank you Kylee, do give this recipe a try !
Stephanie Sain says
I'm a big salad fan so I'm definitely excited for Spring and Salads. I've never seen brown chickpeas though but I'll have to look for them since I'm a big fan of chickpeas :)