This is a great–tasting quick-to-make method of making leftover cooked chickpeas. If you like, the patties may easily be prepared with a combination of cooked soybeans and cooked brown rice, along with herbs and seasonings of choice. Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are available in three varieties – brown or kala chana, [...]
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Chickpea Patties
August 29, 2008Chickpea Pakora
August 19, 2008Chickpea pakora is traditionally a round or oval shape fritter resembling falafel, made primarily with pureed split hulled beans or dals with onion, herbs and seasonings in the Indian kitchen. Chickpeas are one of the most versatile legumes (or beans) and may be used in a myriad of ways ranging from appetizers, entrees, and even [...]
Dahi Vada
August 18, 2008Prepared in advance, made from dhuli urad dal, there isn’t a time when this wouldn’t be welcome addition – at a lunch, served as a side dish at a sit-down dinner, or the traditional late-afternoon combo snack known as chaat in my nani’s kitchen.
1 cup dhuli urad dal, soaked
1 32-ounce plain yogurt
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chaat masala
1 tablespoon [...]
