My summer lunches revolve around salads like this one, made with gluten free grains, garden fresh vegetables, some sort of protein and fresh herbs or greens. I do try to keep things interesting so as not to eat the same thing all the time, but I admit I’ve become a little obsessed on this particular one lately. It is full of flavor, refreshing and filling, with a satisfying mix of textures from the fresh cucumber, juicy & ripe grape tomatoes, sweet green chickpeas and the chewy wholegrain sorghum.
green garbanzo
Soft Corn Tacos with Green Garbanzo Beans and Jalapeno Dip
Have you tried green garbanzo beans yet? These beans, unlike the beige colored and dark brown (desi) chickpeas are freshly picked and are green. They have a wonderful flavor much sweeter than other two varieties. Earlier when I wrote a post on Green Chana curry I said that fresh garbanzo beans were only available in Indian stores and farmer’s market. But now they are slowly getting popular in west and bags of green garbanzo beans are appearing in the frozen isle of certain other grocery stores.
Choliya / Green Chana Curry
Chickpeas are popular among all parts of the world however, most people are familiar with beige color chickpeas, popularly known as garbanzo beans. Green chana or green garbanzo, most commonly known as Punjabi choliya is entirely different from its counterpart, its fresh. You can also find dried green chickpeas but fresh tastes the best. I…
Recent Comments