Kaala Chana Chaat

Now who doesn’t like street food?? 😉
Here in India we have so many varieties of street foods especially chaat. And I love all kinds of chaats just as much but while most are not so healthy, this simple Kaala Chana chaat is. It is a regular favourite for breakfast at home, more so because it is so fuss free to make and tastes delicious! It is a must try for sure!

A little about the nutritional facts of Kaala Chana
Kaala Chana or Whole Bengal gram are a rich source of proteins and have a high fibre content, which adds to its nutritional value! A diet rich in fibre content lowers cholesterol levels and helps prevent constipation. Fiber also helps in regulating blood-sugar levels in individuals with diabetes, which makes kaala chana chaat a diabetic friendly recipe too. 🙂
Also it is gluten free!!

So now you have enough reasons to recreate this chaat in your kitchen! 🙂
What are you waiting for then? Ahh, the recipe!
So here it goes. 🙂

Recipe :

Serves : 4-6

Ingredients

1 cup kaala chana
3 & 1/2 cups water for cooking plus more for washing and soaking
1 green chilli
1″ ginger
2-3 tsp oil
a generous pinch of asafoetida (Hing)
1/3 tsp Mustard seeds (Rai)
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 & 1/4 tsp salt (adjust as per taste)
1/3 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp semolina (Suji)

For Chaat :

1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
1 cup curd
handful of fresh coriander leaves chopped
lemon to squeeze in!
Chaat Masala to sprinkle

Method :

Wash and soak kaala chana and keep it overnight (if preparing it for breakfast).
In the morning strain the water and wash them again twice. Now take a pressure cooker and add heat oil in it, add hing, jeera and mustard seeds till they splutter. Add kaala chana and 3&1/2 cups of water to cook. Add salt,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,coriander powder and cover with the lid. Let it pressure cook for 2 whistles on high flame and then for about 10-15 minutes on low flame. Turn off the flame and once the cooker cools, open the lid, Add semolina and stir well and again cook for 2-3 minutes without the cover.
Chana is prepared.

Let it cool down, meanwhile you can chop the vegetables for chaat.

Take a serving each, add chopped onions, tomatoes, 2-3 tbsp curd, generous pinch of chaat masala, lime squeezed in and coriander leaves to garnish at last!

Enjoy your plate full nutritional goodness and deliciousness!! 😀

Notes :
Whenever you want to prepare kaala chana chaat, make sure you soak these before for about 6-7 hours.

Your feedback is awaited, let me know how it turns out for you. 🙂
Happy Cooking!!
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