Chana Masala 🎥
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My curried chickpea salad is very similar yet very different from the traditional Chana masala recipe. It’s called Tawa chole, Chana Chaat, or Curried Chickpea Salad! This is my go-to recipe when I am not in the mood to make elaborate chana masala. The Chickpea Sundal is a South Indian variation of this dry salad-like dish. All the food we had there was chatpata with flavors that aroused all five senses. Dine at a local Dhaba if and when you visit the north of India. It’s totally worth the experience. Having had this dish there, I wanted to recreate it for my readers, and what better time than now? So if you have got chickpeas or garbanzo beans handy, give this Tawa Chole dish a try! While the two names seem unrelated, they are in fact the same bean. The only difference between garbanzo beans vs chickpeas is that “chickpeas” refers to its English name while “garbanzo” is its Spanish name.
Rich source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber Helps improve digestion High in protein Very versatile to cook and flavorful to taste
Chickpeas - You can use any kind - dried or canned. Personally, for this recipe, I prefer canned chickpeas because they are cooked and they hold their shape. Other spice mixes like turmeric, paprika, cumin powder, and garam masala are used in this recipe. Veggies like onion, tomato, cilantro, garlic, and ginger are what you will need. Carom seeds - available in the whole spice section at a grocery store are great for digestion. Lemon juice - helps balance the flavors and gives them the required tang. I used canned chickpeas in this recipe. Drain the liquid in it (preserve this liquid if you want. This is aquafaba) and rinse the canned chickpeas under running water. Read my tips and notes if using dried chickpeas. The garnish is important in this vegan chickpea salad. The raw onions give this dish the required crunch, lemon juice gives it the extra zing and the cilantro gives it a nice aroma. Do not skip it. Like this recipe? Please show your love by leaving a 5-star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟rating below! You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest to see more delicious vegetarian and vegan recipes and what I’m getting up to.
