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Kala Chana Salad

Published: | LAST UPDATED ON: Nov 3, 2024 by Lubna Karim

Kala Chana Salad is simple, easy to make and nutritious black chickpea salad recipe. Rich in plant protein-this salad is a perfect summer meal when on diet and best tea-time snack too. Topped with onion, tomato, pomegranate and spices, this chana salad is a filling iftar recipe too.

Kala Chana Salad

More quick, easy and simple recipes to try – Red Lobia Sundal, White Peas Sundal, Fresh Rajma Sundal, Chickpea Raw Mango Salad

About This Recipe,

During fasting days, it is difficult to choose quick and healthy recipes all the time for Iftar. Recipes like salad, soups, drinks and porridges are always welcoming on iftar table. If you are cooking for a small family or big, recipes which can be prepared ahead will save a lot of time during fasting days.

As fast go from sunrise to sunset, providing the body with required nutrients is necessary to maintain good health. Recipes like kala chana salad is not only filling but also will provide nutrients required for the body.

During fasting days, I always keep a big box of boiled kabuli chana (white chickpeas) and kala chana (black chickpeas) in the freezer. They come very handy, when you are running out of time and also when you have unexpected guests at home.

What is Iftar?

Iftar (Arabic: إفطار‎), refers to the evening meal when we break the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Dates are the first to consume. Depending on the country and their relative traditions the recipes for Iftar vary.

People of Hyderabad, India relish on much popular haleem, chana dal, fruit chaat, samosa, rooh afza etc; as it is perfect to boost the energy levels and filling too.

Andhra Iftar Foods are like Ganji (Kanji), Pakodi, Aloo Bhajiya, Mirchi Bajji, etc; When staying in community, sharing iftar is mandatory.

Festivals, fasts, celebrations and events will come to life when we get to celebrate with whole family and friends.

Kala Chana Chaat

Kala Chana Salad | Kala Chana Chaat

It is boring to think what to cook for only two people and that too when one has to go office and other has to stay at home. Times like that a simple salad with a healthy touch like Kala Chana is quite filling and satisfying.

This is simple, easy and zero-oil salad recipe is my all time favorite. If you have boiled chana at home, then making this salad will take only 5 minutes.

All you need to do is to add onions, tomatoes, green chillies, lemon juice and coriander leaves. Toss these all with salt, pepper powder and chaat maala. Tada! salad is ready!

Don’t forget to try this indulging and healthy salad this iftar season.

Main Ingredients For Kala Chana Salad

Kala Chana | Black Chickpeas – These are incredible source of plant-protein. Black chickpeas are widely used in Indian cuisine. Kadala Curry (Kadala Karri), which is served with puttu or poori is a very popular south Indian curry, made with black chickpeas.

On my last visit to Hyderabad, I came across a pani poori stall, where the stuffing of pani poori is of kala chana. The taste was just amazing! Sometimes, kala chana is used as stuffing in other chaats like dahi poori, samosa chaat, muntha masala, etc;

Onion – Adds crunch and taste.

Tomato – Adds juicy, sweet-sour taste to salad.

Cucumber – Brings refreshing taste and juicy crunch in salad.

Green Chillies – Adds heat and spice.

Pomegranate Kernels – Adding pomegranate kernels is purely optional. These kernels add flavour, taste and nutrition. I love the taste of pomegranate in salad.

Lemon Juice – Brings tangy taste in salad.

Chaat Masala – Adds flavour and taste.

Black Chana Salad for Dinner

Recipe Notes

Nutrition in Kala Chana | Black Chickpeas

Kala chana | black chickpeas are rich with Vitamin A, B1 and B3 and has small amount of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin C in it. Black chickpeas prevent anaemia and boost your energy levels.

They also carry potassium, phosphorus, iron and calcium with good amount of sodium with them.

Recommended,

Aloo Chana Chaat

Chana Pulao

Chana Samosa Chaat

Simple Chickpea Soup

Yield: 4

Kala Chana Salad

kala chana salad

Simple, refreshing and healthy Kala Chana Salad (Black Chickpea Salad) for the coming summers and Ramadan Iftar...Eat fresh and be healthy.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Black chickpeas | Kala Chana, soaked and boiled until soft
  • ½ Cucumber | Kheera
  • 1 Onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 Tomato, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 6-7 tbsp. fresh Pomegranate seeds
  • 1 Green chili, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp. fresh Lemon juice
  • ½ tbsp. Pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp. fresh chopped Coriander leaves
  • Salt, as per taste
  • ½ tbsp. Chaat Masala, optional

Instructions

How To Make Kala Chana Salad

Take a bowl and add all the ingredients. Toss and serve immediately.

Add love to make this Healthy Kala Chana Salad taste 'Yummy'.

Notes

NOTE: I soaked kala chana overnight and pressure cooked until soft.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 262Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 216mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 11gSugar: 22gProtein: 9g

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© Lubna Karim
Cuisine: Indian / Category: Soups/Salads

Comments

  1. rekhas kitchen says

    whhhhaa what a salad Lubna realy a very good healthy salad with beautiful colors nice combination of ingredients good choice beautiful pic. too

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  5. Priya says

    Thats a eyecatching and pleasant salad with all those colourful ingredients..awesome clicks!

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  7. Aparna Prabhu says

    Lubs…..Wah wah kya salad he…..zaroor try karna he…..I love ne kinda salad….m like a sort of ghas poos types…:P…u give me nething raw i will have it….nd myself being a veggie i have to try this :)…gr8 bowl

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  11. Kitchen Flavours says

    Thank you Rekha, Prathibha, Valarmathi, Ann, Priya, Sushma, Aparna, Priti, Raks and Nandini.

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  12. Home Cooked Oriya Food says

    Yummy Salad…. I love this one, never thought of taking such yummy pix though…

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  13. Curry Leaf says

    Healthy salad Lubna.Nice pics,Nice dish and healthy healthy healthy salad.Nice of you to redecorate the bloghub and great on the events page.

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  14. Hari Chandana says

    Wow… what a salad Lubna.. wonderful presentation.. looks soo delicious.. healthy too.. 🙂

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  16. Shifa Firoz says

    Lubna the salad looks os yummy and im going to make it tomorrow. :)Your blogroll alos looks great. Please add my blog to it. Thanks in advance!

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  18. Anupama says

    Amazing click, especially the first pic where the red color of the pomegranate seeds is brought out very well!!!! And a very healthy salad indeed.

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  25. Shri says

    Lovely salad Lubna!I love the Pomegranate seeds on top!Just Yum!I have heard about Haleem, staying in HYD for some time now and also near Charminar, I do have some theoretical knowledge abt the foods:D..He he he

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  33. Priya Narasimhan says

    Nice healthy salad lubna..you manage to do so much with your blog even when you are fasting..you have great enegry..hats off.

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  36. Katy ~ says

    Never thought of adding pomegranate seeds to this salad (I eat one that is very similar). What a beautiful and tasteful idea.

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  37. Shama Nagarajan says

    lovely healthy salad….neat presentation….Please do let other's know of my First cooked food event dear

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  40. Kitchen Flavours says

    Thank you Somoo, Curry Leaf, Hari, Lissie, Sailaja, Shifa, LG, Anupama, Shri, Pavithra, Srikar, Chaklere, Gita, Mona, Mandira, Deepti, Juliana, Varsha, Kalyani, Sireesha, Padma, Priya, Parita, Illathrasi, Katy, Shama, Lorandi and Mythreyi.

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  41. Anncoo says

    Hi,Found you have beautiful blog and nice pictures. Will stop by often.Have join to be your follower and please visit my blog often.

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  43. Shabs.. says

    Lubna….By mistake instead of deleting the msg u told, i clicked the publish button and it got published. and i cant delete it now….Do u know how to delete once published?..Pls let me know…Im so sorry for this mistake….Delete this after reading as well..Sorry yaar..

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  47. Jo says

    Yup it's Ramadhan again and this is definitely something that any one could break fast with. Lovely combination of flavours and colours.

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  48. Vijitha Shyam says

    Aweeeeeeeeeeeeeeesome pics dear. which cam r u using?The salad looks so colourful!

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  50. Namratha says

    I am not big on salads but this not only looks gorgeous but very refreshing! Loved the pictures too.

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  54. Navita (Gupta) Hakim says

    happy ramadan dear. how rae u doing Lubna?love kala chana n this salad is a good to go and often made dish in my home 🙂

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  56. Sonal says

    Lovely salad dear..one of my dad's fav.hey lubna please include my blog in your blogroll.thanks

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  60. Chitra says

    Looks healthy & yumm,.I've posted ur okra fry in my T&T section..Have a look at ur free time 🙂 Thanks dear 🙂

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  62. Purva Desai says

    Very colourful and healthy salad……and nice click as usual…Its been quite sometime na we have communicated

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  64. Viki's Kitchen says

    Salad looks very healthy n colorful. Notable dish dear. new makeover is very creative and beautiful.Congrats on joining the events and round up blog. Will you accept non vegetarian events too? Because I posted my event links many times in that blog , but in vain. Will send you my favorite dish to your event soon.

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  68. n33ma says

    wow thats a beautiful salad.I like the different flavors and textures going into the salad.

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  71. Anh says

    Salam sister. I am so happy to find your blog! I sometimes struggle to cook for Iftar and the event is such an inspiration! :)Love this salad.

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  73. prasukitchen.blogspot.com says

    Looks great dear as usual …a healthy salad …How r u doing Lubna …Luv Prasu

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  79. Kitchen Flavours says

    Thank you Anncoo, Sabah, Preeti, Shabs, Shobana, Elra, Priya, Jo, Vijitha, Namratha, Rosa, Krestin, Cakelaw, Navita, Palidor, Sonal, Cinnamon, Lavi, Vrinda, Chitra, 5 star foodie, Purva, Renu, Jyothi, Viki, Homecooked, Neema, Prasu, Ivy and SJ Shabs – No problem dear…Anh – Thank you….Iam happy that u liked the event and it is helpful to you.Sangeeta – Nice to know that you had gr8 time out there….Lavi, Ashwini, Hema, En Samaiyal, Aparna, Shabs, SanghiThank you….Iam on my way to collect….

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  82. Kanchan says

    Hey,Was going through your archives today! So when I read about your Blogger's Hub, thought asking if you can add my blog too to the list !Do let me know !

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