Chickpeas & Couscous Salad

Name: Chickpeas & Couscous Salad
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup kabuli chana (white chickpeas), soaked overnight; 1/2 cup couscous; 1 fresh red / green chilli, chopped; 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped; to taste salt; to taste pepper powder; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 1 tbsp. lime juice

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#healthysalads - Couscous, as a salad is very popular in Middle Eastern Cuisine. Here I combined it with kabuli chana (white chickpeas) to make a healthy and a delicious salad. It is very nutritious and wholesome and can be had as a light meal.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1/2 cupkabuli chana (white chickpeas), soaked overnight
1/2 cupcouscous
1fresh red / green chilli, chopped
1 tbsp.coriander leaves, chopped
to tastesalt
to tastepepper powder
1 tbsp.olive oil
1 tbsp.lime juice

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Steps

1

Add 1/2 cup hot water to the couscous and keep aside, covered for 10 minutes. Then fluff it up with a fork and keep aside.
2

Pressure cook the soaked kabuli chana for 5-6 whistles. Drain and keep aside. In a bowl, combine together the chana and the couscous.
3

Just before serving, add the salt, pepper, olive oil and the lime juice. Serve, garnished with coriander leaves and green chilies. Fresh red chilies can be substituted for a colour contrast.