For day 3 of the theme guilt free indulgence,sharing a simple and healthy salad with black eye peas.Though salads are not regular in my house,I rarely make some kind of salad/chaat with the legumes for evening snack.
While cleaning the pantry,found out a packet of black eye peas,so wanted to try a salad how I normally make with black chickpeas.For my surprise it came out so good,the addition of peanuts and almonds make it crunchy.Try this yummy and filling salad.............................
Basic Information
Preparation time 10 minutes
Soaking time 30 minutes
Soaking time 30 minutes
Cooking time 12 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Black eye peas/vellai karamani | 1/2 cup |
| Onion (finely chopped) | 1/4 cup |
| Carrot (finely chopped) | 2-3 tbs |
| Green chilly/pachamilagai | 2 (finely chopped) |
| Tomato(deseeded) | 2 tbs |
| Peanuts/verkadalai (roasted) | 2 tbs |
| Almonds/badam(roughly chopped) | 2 tbs |
| Coconut bits | 1 tbs |
| Coriander leaves/kothamalli | 1 tbs(chopped) |
| Salt | 1/2 tsp |
| Lemon juice | 2 tsp or as needed |
Method
- Soak the black eye peas in the water for 30 minutes and pressure cook it for 2 whistles with water and pinch of salt in a medium flame.After the pressure subsides,drain the excess water and keep it aside.
- In a wide bowl take the cooked black eye peas and to this add all the other ingredients and toss it well.
- Serve it immediately.
- Veggies such as cucumber,bell pepper,raw mango,steamed corn kernels can also be used.
- The amount of green chilly and lemon juice can be adjusted according to personal preference .
Enjoy...............................................................
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