Chickpea Salad with Cumin - Lime dressing

Imagine a salad 🥗 that is protein packed with the added goodness of lime and cumin. I know, it's tempting for sure 💪. When you are a Vegetarian and you look for protein rich food, Chickpeas is an excellent option. Chickpeas is also called as "Garbanzo beans". They have a butter, nutty flavour and a creamy texture. It offers a lot of health benefits. To name a few:

☘️ Aids in digestion.

☘️ Controls blood sugar

☘️ Boosts bone health

Chickpea Salad is a complete meal by itself. It is high in protein, low in fat. And with the lemon cumin dressing, it tastes heavenly.

Ingredients:

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1 cup

Onion 1

Green Chilli 1

Coriander Leaves (Cilantro) handful

Juice from 1 lime

1 Tsp Sesame / Olive oil (I used Sesame Oil)

Cumin Powder 1 tsp

Pepper powder 1 tsp or as per your taste

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Soak Chickpeas in water overnight. Pressure cook them the next day with a pinch of salt. Once done, drain the water, keep the cooked chickpeas in a bowl & allow it to cool.

2. Prepare the cumin-lime dressing.

   1. Add juice from one lime into a bowl. To it, add sesame / olive oil, pepper powder, cumin powder and salt. Mix well.

3. Add chopped coriander leaves, chopped onions, green chilli to the Chickpeas. To it, add the cumin-lime dressing (step 2). Mix well. Adjust salt if required.

4. Refrigerate it before serving. The more time the salad is allowed to stand, the more stronger flavor gets absorbed.