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ALL ABOUT CHICKPEAS:
CKICKPEAS
And here's one of my fave chickpea Recipes - for kids who like curries:
CHAANA CHAAT:
2 cups boiled chick peas
2 big boiled potatoes, peeled and chopped
1-3 green chillies finely chopped
2 tspn ginger finely chopped
1 – 2 medium onions, chopped
3 Tblspn lemon or lime juice
1 tspn jaggery or brown sugar
2 Tblspn coriander leaves, chopped
2 med tomatoes, chopped
Sea Salt to taste
Chat Masala to taste – start with about 1 dessert spoon, and add more if you want it spicier.
METHOD:
Mix well and refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Serve cold. Yum!
CHAAT MASALA:
1 Tblspn cumin seeds
1 tspn fennel seeds
1 tspn ajwain seeds (optional)
1 – 2 whole red dried chillies
1 Tbspn coriander seeds
0.5 Tblspn black peppercorns
1 Tblspn garam masala
1 Tblspn mango powder (amchur)
0.5 Tblspn black salt
1 tspn cayenne pepper or chilli powder
1 pinch asafoetida powder
0.5 Tblspn sea salt
To add “warmth” to the mix (not chilli heat, just a nice body warmth) include:
1 tspn cloves
1 tspn nutmeg
1 tspn cardamom powder or seeds
1 tspn cinnamon powder or 2.5 cm stick cinnamon
Dry roast the following spices separately in a heated frying pan. I put my mortar next to the stove and as I roast each one, I tip it into the mortar ready for grinding:
- fennel, cumin, ajwain, dried chillies, coriander, peppercorns, cardamom seeds
Roast them individually until each one browns a little and a rich aroma arises. You will know when you smell it. Be careful with the chilli – they burn easily. If you want to use a fresh chilli you can. Take care roasting it – I had one explode on me recently! So prick it or slit it with a knife before placing in the pan to allow the air inside the chilli to escape.
Put the asafoetida powder into the frying pan and roast for 30 seconds or less. Add to the mortar.
Add the remaining ingredients and grind to a powder. You can of course use a blender or spice grinder, although I prefer the taste of using the mortar and pestle.
Keep in an airtight jar.
ALL ABOUT CHICKPEAS:
CKICKPEAS
And here's one of my fave chickpea Recipes - for kids who like curries:
CHAANA CHAAT:
2 cups boiled chick peas
2 big boiled potatoes, peeled and chopped
1-3 green chillies finely chopped
2 tspn ginger finely chopped
1 – 2 medium onions, chopped
3 Tblspn lemon or lime juice
1 tspn jaggery or brown sugar
2 Tblspn coriander leaves, chopped
2 med tomatoes, chopped
Sea Salt to taste
Chat Masala to taste – start with about 1 dessert spoon, and add more if you want it spicier.
METHOD:
Mix well and refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Serve cold. Yum!
CHAAT MASALA:
1 Tblspn cumin seeds
1 tspn fennel seeds
1 tspn ajwain seeds (optional)
1 – 2 whole red dried chillies
1 Tbspn coriander seeds
0.5 Tblspn black peppercorns
1 Tblspn garam masala
1 Tblspn mango powder (amchur)
0.5 Tblspn black salt
1 tspn cayenne pepper or chilli powder
1 pinch asafoetida powder
0.5 Tblspn sea salt
To add “warmth” to the mix (not chilli heat, just a nice body warmth) include:
1 tspn cloves
1 tspn nutmeg
1 tspn cardamom powder or seeds
1 tspn cinnamon powder or 2.5 cm stick cinnamon
Dry roast the following spices separately in a heated frying pan. I put my mortar next to the stove and as I roast each one, I tip it into the mortar ready for grinding:
- fennel, cumin, ajwain, dried chillies, coriander, peppercorns, cardamom seeds
Roast them individually until each one browns a little and a rich aroma arises. You will know when you smell it. Be careful with the chilli – they burn easily. If you want to use a fresh chilli you can. Take care roasting it – I had one explode on me recently! So prick it or slit it with a knife before placing in the pan to allow the air inside the chilli to escape.
Put the asafoetida powder into the frying pan and roast for 30 seconds or less. Add to the mortar.
Add the remaining ingredients and grind to a powder. You can of course use a blender or spice grinder, although I prefer the taste of using the mortar and pestle.
Keep in an airtight jar.
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.. with success
mi naily spot out mi tea @ the dip
than the juice box
we have some shredded 'veggie beef' thing.. may try that one day this week. Right now she is a creature of habit so mi will let it go
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