Recipe- Healthy For Breakfast Kala Chana Chaat

Kala chana Chaat- Kala Chana is a very healthy and nutritious legume.It is very low in fat and is very high fiber content so helps in weight loss and helps to lower cholesterol.Kala chana is also low in glycemic index. Is a great source of Iron and protein. It is quite filling ,you can have it for breakfast ,lunch and dinner.

Kala Chana is very healthy but quite heavy to digest so while cooking do add asafoetida and ginger which aids in digestion.You can eat kala chana cooked and raw,in both forms. If you are using raw then make sure to soak it for minimum 8 hours.

Ingredients

2 cup Black Chickpeas / Kala Chana
3 Tomatoes / Tamatar - Chopped
2 Green chili / Hari mirch
1 inch Ginger / Adrak
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
2 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
3 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
1 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
1/2 tsp Black Salt / Kala Namak
1 tsp Salt / Namak

Method

* Soak 2 cup green gram in enough water for at least 6 hours, it become triple in volume after soaking

* If you want to sprout them then soak for minimum 8 hours and then drain and keep covered for 2 days .

* Take soaked gram and pressure cook for 6 whistles on medium heat.

* Take 3 tbsp oil in a pan ,add 1/2 t.s cumin seeds, asafoetida, grated or chopped 1 t.s ginger, 2 chopped green chilies and curry leaves .

* Stir fry for a while ,now add 2 chopped tomatoes(if you want little gravy then add 3,4 tomatoes ) and salt,and cover with a lid

* Cook till tomatoes become soft then add 1/2 t.s turmeric ,1/2 t.s black salt, 2 t.s red chili powder, 1 t.s coriander powder,1 tsp garam masala and 1 t.s chana masala.

* Fry for a minute,add boiled green gram ,2 tbsp of water and cook for 1 minute or till moisture evaporate, add 1 t.s lemon juice and green coriander, check the seasoning, add more lemon juice if required, serve garnished with grated ginger, green coriander and lemon slice.