Protein rich easy to make roasted chana chaat recipe is typically eaten as a snack in India. The nutritional data proves chana to be an amazing source of protein, fiber, folate, minerals, and fatty acids. This snack is low in fat and packed with energy, and it works well to satisfy hunger, keeping blood sugar levels stable. Chana are dry roasted with skin on a slow flame till they are crisp. This helps to retain the crispness and freshness of chana and enhance the flavor as well. These chana are easily available in Indian market. They are consumed as it as snacks and also be used in preparation of variety of dishes.

Health benefits of roasted chana:

• They are naturally fat-free, saturated fat-free, and sodium free. Roasted chana helps lower the risk of heart disease and may reduce your risk of colon cancer.
• They help to keep blood sugar low as the carbohydrate present in them takes longer time to digest and hence it has low GI which makes them a suitable snack for diabetics.
• They are also good source of calcium, potassium, and magnesium.

Ingredients used for making roasted chana chaat:

Roasted chana – 1 cup (approx. 30gm)

Chopped onion – 1/2 cup (approx. 10gm)

Chopped tomato – 1/2 cup (approx. 10gm)

Chopped cucumber – 1/2 cup (approx. 10gm)

Chopped coriander – 1/2 cup (approx. 10gm)

Lime juice – 1/2 lemon 1 tsp (approx. 2ml)

Chopped green chilly – 1-2 no. (approx. 2gm)

Red chilly powder – 1 tsp (approx. 2gm)

Salt – taste according

Oil – 1/2 tsp (approx. 5gm)

How to make roasted chana chaat?

To start with, take a bowl in it take roasted chana, and add vegetable of your choice such as onion, tomato, cucumber. After that add red chiily powder, salt, lime juice and coriander leaves. Mix it properly.

Roasted chana chaat is ready to eat. You can enjoy this recipe in your evening mid-meal.

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