Chick Peas Snack
Most of us like to have a snack in the evening. I was thinking of a healthy alternative for my usual crackers; then my friend told me that, chick peas (garbanzo beans) cooked with salt make a good snack. I added a few other ingredients to make it more inviting; and this tastes really good. You can have it as a snack or a complete meal.
Chick Peas is rich in protein and dietary fiber. It is very low in sodium and saturated fat. And it has a great amount of folate in it. Now, we all know that folate is very important for pregnant women, because it’s needed for the production and growth of new cells in new born babies. But most of us don’t understand that we all need folate in our daily diet because folate help prevent the changes in DNA which can cause certain types of cancers; folate helps make our blood, hemoglobin rich. And some of the new studies show that folate in our diet can even prevent heart attack and stroke.
Here goes the recipe(2 servings): Chick Peas (garbanzo beans) – ½ cup soak in water for 5 to 6 hours and pressure cook with salt , tomato -1small chopped finely, spring onion 1 chopped finely, coriander(cilantro) leaves chopped finely, juice from a ¼ of a lime, salt, red chili powder. Mix all the above ingredients; and its ready to go.