Roasted Chana Dal Salad is an easy and quick snack prepared using roasted gram dal and onion and flavored with cumin seeds. It is one of the healthy snacks that satisfy your instant craving.
About Roasted Chana Dal Salad
My mom always ensured to stock up on snacks during my childhood days. Maa-laddu, Urad dal Laddu, Whole Moong dal Laddu, Murukku and Thattai are some of them. She also makes instant snacks like boiled peanuts, sundals and salads whenever she gets time. She also shares the list and stories of snacks that she ate during her childhood days. I have a lengthy list of all the snacks and recipes with me and roasted chana dal snack is one among them.
Roasted Chana Dal Salad is one of the instant and healthy snacks that fills anyone’s sudden craving. If you are preparing it in small quantities, It just needs a minute or two to assemble. Roasted gram dal snack is not only quick but also healthy. It is low in calories and helps to reduce inflammation and blood pressure.
This vegan, gluten-free snack or salad tastes best when served immediately. One can include this salad in their weight-loss diet.
Ingredients & Variations
Ingredients
Though you can play around with the quantity, you should not compromise on the freshness of each ingredient in this salad recipe for the best results.
Roasted Chana Dal: Roasted chana dal available from Indian supermarkets is used in this recipe. Make sure it is crisp and powdery while eating it. Roasted gram dal, roasted dalia split and pottukadalai are the other names. Both skinless whole roasted chana dal or split chana dal works well in this recipe.
Shallots: Red Shallots are best for this recipe. But, It can be substituted with red onion.
Other Ingredients: Use fresh green chillies, fresh curry leaves are used. I added cumin seeds, table salt and organic gingelly oil at the end.
Variations
Variations to this salad make it a completely new recipe. However, accessing fresh ingredients across the world is not possible all the time. so, when you don’t access the fresh ingredients, yet want to enjoy this salad, then just mix red chilli powder/paprika in place of onion, green chilli and curry leaves. The remaining ingredients go as usual. It gives a very similar taste to the one that was prepared using fresh ingredients.
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How to make Roasted Chana Dal Salad – Step by Step
- In a small bowl, add roasted channa dal to it. Always prepare this salad just before serving.
- To this bowl, add the finely chopped shallots. If you do not have shallots, use finely chopped red onion. Usually for 1 cup of roasted chana dal, add 1/4 cup red onion. If you like more onion in your salad, feel free to add it.
- Furthermore, wash and wipe green chilli and curry leaves. Make sure there is no water content and chop it finely. Adjust the chopped green chilli quantity based on the spice level you like.
- Next, finely chopped curry leaves go to this bowl.
- Next to this, take cumin in between your palms, rub it and add it to the salad. you can also directly add cumin to the salad. But crushing or rubbing the cumin seeds adds a nice flavor to the salad.
- Add salt to taste. Finally, add gingelly oil. Do not replace this oil with any other oil. Use gingelly oil or leave it as-is.
- Mix well using a spoon. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Feel free to adjust each ingredient according to your personal preference.
- Serve immediately.
Storage & Serving Suggestions
The Roasted chana dal quickly gets exposed to the moisture content from the onion. It loses its crispiness and becomes hard to munch if it’s served later. Preparing this salad in small quantities is always a best practice to serve.
One can eat this salad at any time of the day and enjoy it as it is.
Tips & Notes
- To maintain the freshness for a longer period, prepare and mix all the ingredients except roasted chana dal. Mix it with roasted chana dal at the time of serving.
- Do not compromise on the fresh ingredients for the best results.
- Eat this salad in small portions as it generates thirst if consumed in large portions.
- You can use both whole roasted chana dal or split one. but do not use the roasted chana dal with skin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Roasted chana dal is also known as roasted gram dal, roasted bengal gram, roasted dalia split or pottukadalai in various parts of India.
It is always a good practice to eat anything in moderation. You can consume this salad every day in a limited quantity if there are no other health issues in your body.
yes. Roasted chana dal salad is low low-calorie, healthy snack. One can use it for weight loss. The Roasted chana dal helps to reduce blood pressure and inflammation.
Recipe Card
Roasted Chana Dal Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup roasted chana dal
- 1/4 heaped cup shallots / red onion finely chopped
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- 1 sprig curryleaves finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp gingelly oil
Instructions
- In a bowl, add roasted chana dal.
- Furthermore, add finely chopped shallots, green chili, and curryleaves. Make sure all are fresh.
- Add cumin seeds, salt and gingelly oil.
- Mix well and adjust the seasoning.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- To maintain the freshness for a longer period, prepare and mix all the ingredients except roasted chana dal. Mix it with roasted chana dal at the time of serving.
- Do not compromise on fresh ingredients for the best results.
- You can use both whole roasted chana dal or split one. but do not use the roasted chana dal with skin.
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