Snack - Black Chickpea (kala chana)

                         Black Chickpea(kala chana)

          Black Chickpea(Kala Chana)

We all  know that  chickpea ( kala Chana) is very healthy for our health. It  is called power house of nutrients, as it is rich in proteins, fiber, carbs, vitamins & minerals. The best part is .... that it is very low in cholesterol... 
India is  the country  where ... the chick pea  production is  very high .There are several recipes  of black chick pea .I remember .....  Mummy  used to  serve  us kala chana (chickpea) dish in the break fast. One of the  tasty  and  healthy breakfast/Snack of  chick pea  is here   for you"From my Mother's kitchen".

Start your day  with this healthy breakfast...... 

here are the ingredients.....

• Chick Pea raw ( kala chana) -1 glass (soak in water) 
• Salt-1/2 tea spoon
• Pinch of soda 
• Tomato- (chopped)-1
• Lemon-1
• Green Chili(chopped)-4
• Cumin seeds(Zeera)-1/4 tea spoon
• Refined Oil-2 tea spoon
• Red Chili powder-1/4 tea spoon

Wash kala chana (black chick pea ) well  and soak in  2 glass of water over night. do not drain water of kala chana. Boil chana with salt  and  a pinch of soda  in the same water  of soaked  chic pea as  that water contains  extracts minerals of kala chana.

  Bring it to  5-6 whistle  in the  pressure cooker  on the  medium flame. Now turn off the heat..  and  wait for  lid  to open it self.  when the lid open.. check it out if  kala chana has turn soft. if it is so.... dry up the extra water of chana.

Baghaar/ tadka

 Tadka / Bhaghaar for kala chana


In between heat 2 tea spoon refined oil in the pan, turn off the heat  and  add cumin seeds (zeera)  and  chili powder in oil, quickly pour out in the  pressure cooker  and  mix it well with black  chickpea.

Garnish it with chopped, onion, green chili, tomato,   do not forget  to add 3-4 drops of lemon over the   black chic pea.
Enjoy mouth watering  taste of chick pea (kala chana).

kala chana/ Black chickpea

Happy Cooking!!!
 Arshia Zaidi