CHATPATA CHANA AND WHITE PLAIN TORTILLA/CORN CHIPS

CHATPATA CHANA AND WHITE PLAIN

            TORTILLA/CORN CHIPS

                                                          (Serves 1)

This is fast and easy to make simple and healthy Indian chana chat dish recipe. Chana are a great source of dietary protein. This dish is one of our most favorite lunch items and most frequently made in my house.

INGREDIENTS:

·      1 cup Boiled Desi Chana /Desi Chickpeas/Kala Chana/Brown Chana (NOTE: 1 ½ cup raw desi chana you will get approximately 4 cups boiled chana. From 4 cups of boiled desi chana, you can make 4 servings of chatpata chana but recipe is for 1 serving only)

·      ¼ cup Tomato, finely chopped

·      ¼ cup White Sweet Onion, finely chopped (Note: Add less if you are using regular onion as they are very pungent in taste)

·      1 Green Chili or as per taste, finely chopped

·      1 T Coriander Leaves, chopped

·      ¼ tsp. Kashmiri Red Chili Powder or as per taste

·      ¼ tsp. Chat masala

·      ¼ tsp. Aamchur Powder

·      ¼ tsp. Sugar

·      Pinch Black Pepper Powder

·      Salt enough for tomatoes and onions

·      1 tsp. Lemon Juice

    ·      NOTE:

Add more or less dry masalas as per your own taste

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LET’S PREPARE:

Wash (pass water through chana) and soak 1 ½ cup desi chana in warm water for overnight.

Next day drain and wash chana under fresh water.

Add chana and 3 cups of fresh water and ½ tsp. salt in pressure cooker.

Pressure cook on medium heat from start to the finish for 3 whistles only. Cooking time may vary from chana to chana.

Allow pressure to go down.

Open the lid and drain chana. Use 1 cup boiled desi chana to make this dish, remaining 3 cups store in an airtight container in fridge and finish using within 2-3 days.

In a bowl combine 1 cup boiled chana and rest of all ingredients and toss to combine well and transfer in serving bowl and serve chatpata chana with white plain tortilla/corn chips. (To eat healthy (Chatpata chana), you need to add something unhealthy on side (Chips), so you won’t lose interest in eating healthy food.

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