Chick Pea Salad

April is almost over and I realise I haven't done a single post here. In fact it's more than a month since my last post. I can't claim I didn't have the time because I was actively blogging at my beta world and the food blog got sidelined. :(

Let me set the pace back with this Chick Pea Salad. I usually make this at home when there are a lot of guests, so that while they munch on, I get the other things ready. For the salad, you need one cup of soaked kabuli chana (chick peas) cooked with a pinch of turmeric powder & salt and drained. The rest of the ingredients are as follows.

• Onion - 1 large, finely chopped
• Tomato - 1 medium, finely chopped
• Coriander leaves - 2tbsp chopped
  
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp
• Chat masala - 1 tsp
• Salt as required

Mix all the ingredients with the chana thoroughly and refrigerate for 20 - 30 minutes. For the best result, soak the chana overnight and pressure cook for 30 - 40 minutes. You may make the recipe more interesting with some chopped cucumber, capsicum etc.