Kananika Mallick (Class VII)

 

KANANIKA MALLICK (CLASS VII)

BIRLA BHARATI, KOLKATA

 

Name of the street food: - Masala Chana Dal

Place of origin: - Uttar Pradesh

Recipe:-

• To prepare chana dal chaat, in a deep bowl take masala chanadal. Fried chana dal is easily available in snack stores or supermarkets. Also, you can rely on your local bhelwala to source fresh masala chana dal.

• Add finely chopped onions.

• Add finely chopped tomatoes.

• Add finely chopped coriander.

• Drizzle lemon juice to give tangy flavour to thechana dal bhel. Add finely chopped green chillies as per the spices you prefer.

• Add chaat masala.

• Combine all the ingredients and mix well. Adjust the seasoning and spice as per your taste before. Our chana dal chaat is ready.

• Garnish spicy and tangy chana dal chaat with sev. Even crushed papdis can be added to provide an added crunch to the chana dal chaat. Serve the masala chana dal chaat immediately or else it will lose the crunch and turn soggy.

Healing properties of the ingredients used:-

Chana Dal or split Bengal Gram Dal is rich in protein (22 grams/100 grams), very low Glycemic Index making it suitable for diabetics and healthy eating. It is an excellent source of fiber too (15.8 grams/100 grams). This means that the blood sugar goes up gradually and it provides for longer satiety. Chana dal is baby chickpeas that has been split and polished. It looks and tastes like small kernels of sweet corn, and is one of the most popular ingredients of Indian cuisine. Chana dal is nutritious and easily digested. Apart from being used in soups, salads, savouries, sweet and rice dishes, the legums are also roasted and powdered into chickpea flour (besan), another ingredient that is widely used in almost every province of India. Apart from chana dal coriander is rich in immune boosting antioxides, may benefit heart and brain health as well as lower blood sugar. It promote digestion and gut health and fight infections.

Nutritional value of the ingredients 

Energy - 318 cal Protein - 8.4 g Carbohydrates - 84.1 g Fiber - 14.3 g Fat - 7.6 g Cholesterol - 0 g Vitamin A - 50 mcg Vitamin B1 - 0.7 mg Vitamin B2 - 0.3 mg Vitamin B3 - 3.4 mg Vitamin B9 - 20.8 mg Vitamin C - 10.8 mg Vitamin E - 0.1 mg Calcium - 5 mg Iron - 6.4 mg Magnesium - 100 mg Sodium - 54.3 mg Potassium - 800 mg Zinc - 2.4 mg

Interesting facts about the dish:- Chana chaat is a tasty, tangy and easy chaat snack made from white chickpeas (chana or chole), spice powders, onions, tomatoes and lemon. It can be made very quickly if you have canned chickpeas or leftover boiled chana. If using canned chickpeas, then you just need to mix the spices, onions, tomatoes etc and savor the chana chaat. Chana chaat can be compared to a chickpea salad. However, the taste of any chaat snack is nowhere to a salad. So the comparison does not do much justice to the recipe. While a salad is simple and sober, a chaat is full of bursting flavours and taste. What makes a chaat different from salad is the addition of green chillies, black salt, chaat masala, onions and lemon juice. You can even add tamarind chutney and green coriander chutney to perk up the flavors more. Some fresh curd can also be added.