Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe - Black Chickpea Pakora

Archana's Kitchen

April 18, 2018

3521 Ratings

Time:Prep: 8h 20m|Cook: 15 M|Total: 8h 35min

Makes:7 Servings

Meal:Snack

Cuisine:Indian

Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe, is an unusual pakora recipe made by combining boiled kala chana with spices, and pan fried in a kuzhi paniyaram pan without using much oil.

Did you know: Kala Chana is rich in fibre and provides 13 grams of dietary fiber. A high-fiber diet lowers your cholesterol levels and helps prevent constipation. Fiber also helps regulate blood sugar levels in people suffering from diabetes. Kala Chana is also rich in calcium and iron. The vitamin C in kala chana helps improve the absorption of iron in the blood.

Serve Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe along with Mumbai Style Tawa Pulao Recipe with Moong Sprouts and Carrot Tadka Raita Recipe- Crunchy Grated Carrot In Yogurt for a complete meal.

You could also serve it at tea time along with Green chutney and Masala Chai Recipe - Indian Spiced Tea.

If you liked the Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe you can try our other Pakora Recipes

Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe, is an unusual pakora recipe made by combining boiled kala chana with spices, and pan fried in a kuzhi paniyaram pan without using much oil.

Serve Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe along with Mumbai Style Tawa Pulao Recipe with Moong Sprouts and Carrot Tadka Raita Recipe- Crunchy Grated Carrot In Yogurt for a complete meal.

You could also serve it at tea time along with Green chutney and Masala Chai Recipe - Indian Spiced Tea.

If you liked the Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe you can try our other Pakora Recipes

Ingredients

1/2 Kala Chana (Brown Chickpeas)

1 Onion, finely chopped

2 Green Chillies, finely chopped

4 Garlic, finely chopped

1 Ginger, finely chopped

2 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, finely chopped

Salt, salt to taste

1 Chaat Masala Powder,

2 Mint Leaves (Pudina), finely chopped

Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)

Cumin powder (Jeera)

1/2 Lemon juice

Instructions for Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe - Black Chickpea Pakora

To begin making the Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe, wash and soak the kala chana overnight in a bowl of water.

Next morning, transfer the kala chana and the water into the pressure cooker and pressure cook on medium flame for 30 minutes. Turn off the flame and allow the pressure to release naturally.

Once the pressure has released, drain the water and transfer the kala chana into a mixing bowl.

Mash the cooked kala chana with your fingers, to this bowl add the chopped onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli, coriander leaves, mint leaves, lemon juice and the dry masalas- salt, chaat masala, amchur, cumin powder and finally add besan.

Mix well and bring the Kala Chana Pakora mixture together.

Heat a kuzhi paniyaram pan on medium heat, add very little oil in each of the cavities, drop a tablespoon of the Kala Chana Pakora mixture in each of those cavities and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Flip on the other side and cook till until the Kala Chana Pakora turns brown in colour.

Remove the Kala Chana Pakora from the paniyaram pan and place it on a plate with absorbent paper to drain the excess oil.

Serve Healthy Kala Chana Pakora Recipe along with Mumbai Style Tawa Pulao Recipe with Moong Sprouts and Carrot Tadka Raita Recipe- Crunchy Grated Carrot In Yogurt for a complete meal.

You could also serve it at tea time along with Green chutney and Masala Chai Recipe - Indian Spiced Tea.