Indian quinoa salad
Indian quinoa salad, from above
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Indian quinoa salad

Chaat flavours, salad crunch, quinoa backbone. Lunch you look forward to.

30 minTime
14 gProtein each
mildSpice
Chaat in a salad bowl2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayChaat flavoured quinoa salad.
The original
369kcalsame
14 gproteinsame
10 gfibresame
30minutessame

Indian quinoa salad.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Quinoa⅔ cup, rinsed
Water1 cup
Chickpeas, boiled1 cup, boiled
Cucumber1, diced
Tomato1, diced
Onion1 small, finely chopped
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, diced
Pomegranate seeds⅓ cup
Coriander leaves (cilantro)¼ cup, chopped
Mint leavesa few leaves
Green chilli1, chopped
Lemon juice1½ tbsp
Olive oil1 tbsp
Chaat masala1 tsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp, roasted
Peanuts2 tbsp, roasted
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Rinse quinoa well. Simmer in the water, covered, for 12 minutes, then rest 5 minutes and fluff. Cool.
  2. 2Whisk lemon, oil, chaat masala, cumin and salt.
  3. 3Toss cooled quinoa with chickpeas, vegetables, herbs, chilli and dressing.
  4. 4Top with peanuts and pomegranate just before serving.
Serve it like this

Toss just before serving and bring it to the table cold, so it stays crisp.

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