CHICKPEA CHAAT SALAD
Chickpea Chaat Salad is a tasty, gluten free, vegan, slightly sweet, a bit spicy and tangy kind of salad. The star ingredient is boiled chickpeas. Add salad vegetables of your choice. This salad is a version of the popular Indian street food Chana Chaat.
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD
- 2 cups chickpeas cooked
- 1 cup tomato diced
- 1 cup cucumber diced
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves torn
- ½ cup fresh coriander chopped
- ½ cup onion diced
- ½ cup beetroot diced
- ½ cup carrot peeled & diced
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup pomegranate arils
- ½ cup thin besan sev for topping
TAMARIND CHAAT DRESSING
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tsp jaggery powder /brown sugar
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ -½ tsp salt
Instructions
PREPARATION OF THE SALAD
- Soak and cook chickpeas or use canned ones. Drain out all the liquid from the chickpeas.
- Add the chickpeas to a mixing bowl.
- Add all the other salad ingredients except the sev.
- Mix the salad well.
PREPARATION OF THE TAMARIND CHAAT DRESSING
- Add all the ingredients in a small bowl or cup. Whisk till it becomes thick and cream.
SERVING CHICKPEA CHAAT SALAD
- Add the dressing to the chickpea mixture. Toss or mix well.
- Divide the salad into 2 if you are having it as a light meal or into 4 as a side.
- Sprinkle the thin sev over it and serve immediately.
Notes
- Add raw mango, grapes or green apple instead of pomegranate.
- Adjust the amount of red chilli powder according to your taste.
- Add less salt to the dressing as the chickpeas are cooked with some salt and also the chaat masala may contain some.
- Add chopped bell pepper and green chillis if you like.
- Replace Kabuli or White Chickpeas with the brown or black variety.