Kala Chana Chaat / Black Chickpea Salad / Chana Chaat Recipe - Chaat Recipes

Kala Chana Chaat

Ingredients
Kala chana /  Black Chickpea  - 1 & 1/2 cups
( wash and soak chana in water overnight,next day pressure cook with some salt,drain the water and keep it aside)
Chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped green chillies - 1
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Chopped carrots - 2 tbsp
Lemon juice -1/2 tbsp
Spice powders diluted with some water to make a semi thin paste
Chaat masala - 3/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Tempering
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp
Garnish
Chopped coriander leaves and sev

Kala Chana Chaat

Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with jeera,hing and ginger fry for a minute.
Now pour the diluted spice powders mixture and in low flame cook till raw smell has disappeared.
Add the cooked kala chana and mix well still everything is combined,
Switch off the stove and let the channa cool.
Take a bowl add the cooked channa next add all above ingredients mentioned.
Lastly squeeze the lemon juice and gently mix.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and sev.
Serve immediately!

Note:
You can add boiled and cubed potatoes and chopped cucumbers too.

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