What goes in Indian Chickpea Salad?
To make this Indian salad, you will need the ingredients shown below: That’s the reason you will find so many chickpea recipes from around the world on my blog like chickpea stuffed butternut squash, Greek Chickpea soup, Moroccan spiced sweet potato and chickpea soup, Sauteed chickpeas, fava beans and chickpea salad, chickpea potato curry, etc. Today, I am sharing the recipe for a protein-packed simple Chickpea salad from India. This refreshing Indian chickpea salad is so filling and satisfying that it can be enjoyed as a light meal too.
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How to make (step-by-step instructions)?
This is a very simple chickpea salad recipe. Just follow the easy steps shared below to make it. Step 1: Put boiled potato cubes, chickpeas, chopped vegetables, fresh herbs, and green chilies in a large bowl. Step 2: Add all the spices. Step 3: Squeeze some fresh lime juice. Step 4: Gently toss. Your simple and tasty Indian spiced chickpea salad is ready to be served.
Cooking chickpeas from scratch
If you want to cook dried chickpeas from scratch at home and have never done that before then you can follow the steps below to cook them.
Wash the dried chickpeas and soak in water for at least 7 hours or overnight. After 7 hours, put the chickpeas in a pressure cooker with water around 1 inch above the level of the chickpeas. Cook for 5-6 whistles on medium heat or until the chickpeas are cooked without losing their shape. Allow the pressure to get released completely and then open the lid of the pressure cooker. If there is any extra water left, either discard it or use it in any stew later. Allow the chickpeas to reach room temperature and then use them in the salad or any other chickpea recipe.
Serving Indian chickpea salad
This delicious salad can be served warm, at room temperature, or chilled. It can be served as a side dish with any Indian meal. You can also enjoy it as a light meal. Indian chickpea salad can also be stuffed in wraps or added to a Buddha bowl.
Storing the leftovers
This salad should be consumed within the same day otherwise, it will become watery and the crunchy veggies will turn soft making the salad taste stale. If you want to store it for a longer time, add 1-2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and mix. Transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate the salad, it will then be fine for 2-3 days. Don’t freeze this salad.
Are chana chaat and Indian chickpea salad the same?
Though quite similar chana chaat and chana salad or Indian chickpea salad are not the same. In chana salad, only some vegetables and a simple dressing made with lime juice and spices are added whereas in chana chaat instead of dressing different chutneys and more ingredients like crushed papdis and sev are also added. Also, chana chaat is not a salad but an Indian street food that’s enjoyed as an appetizer.
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