GREEN CHANA BHEL

STREET FOOD: 2

U need:

Green chana: 1&1/2 cups

Onion: 1 medium

Tomato: 1

Green chilli: 2

pomegranate seeds: 1/2 cup

semi ripe mango: 1/2

lime: 1

roasted jeera powder: 1 tsp

chat masala: 1 tsp 

coconut slivers: 2 tsp

amchur: 1 tsp

kala namak: 1/2 tsp

sev: 1/4 cup

coriander leaves: 2 tsp minced

salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean,soak the green chana for 5 hours. Pressure cook for 2 whistles. The chana should be cooked and firm to touch.Drain excess water and add the chana to a mixing bowl.

2.To this add finely minced onions,finely chopped tomatoes,thinly cut coconut slivers,finely diced mango(skin peeled).Toss well.Add salt, amchur,roasted jeera, minced green chillies,chat masala,coriander leaves,kala namak and toss once again.Add the pomegranate seeds. Squeeze lemon juice. Toss well

3. Sprinkle sev on top of this bhel ,add a dash of some more chat masala and serve as a snack along with tea or coffee.

Note: Nutritious and  yummy to taste it is an oil less recipe.You can make this bhel using black chana too.If you are wanting something spicy along with your tea this chana bhel  will tingle your taste buds.The dry ingredients can be increased according to your taste.

Bonn!!!!Appetite!!!!!