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Black eye Peas Salad



For day 3 of the theme guilt free indulgence,sharing a simple and healthy salad with black eye peas.Though salads are not regular in my house,I rarely make some kind of salad/chaat with the legumes for evening snack.
While cleaning the pantry,found out a packet of black eye peas,so wanted to try a salad how I normally make with black chickpeas.For my surprise it came out so good,the addition of peanuts and almonds make it crunchy.Try this yummy and filling salad.............................




                                                              Black eye Peas Salad


    Basic Information

    Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
    Soaking time ~ 30 minutes
    Cooking time ~ 12 minutes
    Serves ~  2
    


   Ingredients

IngredientQuantity
Black eye peas/vellai karamani1/2 cup
Onion (finely chopped)1/4 cup
Carrot (finely chopped)2-3 tbs
Green chilly/pachamilagai2 (finely chopped)
Tomato(deseeded)2 tbs
Peanuts/verkadalai (roasted)2 tbs
Almonds/badam(roughly chopped)2 tbs
Coconut bits1 tbs
Coriander leaves/kothamalli1 tbs(chopped)
Salt1/2 tsp
Lemon juice2 tsp or as needed




  Method

  • Soak the black eye peas in the water for 30 minutes and pressure cook it for 2 whistles with water and pinch of salt in a medium flame.After the pressure subsides,drain the excess water and keep it aside.
  • In a wide bowl take the cooked black eye peas and to this add all the other ingredients and toss it well.
  • Serve it immediately.


  • Veggies such as cucumber,bell pepper,raw mango,steamed corn kernels can also be used.
  • The amount of green chilly and lemon juice can be adjusted according to personal preference .


Enjoy...............................................................


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24 comments:

  1. Hard to resist to this protein rich salad, packed with healthy stuffs in it..looking catchy Nalini..

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  2. I am just hooked onto the pictures. It looks so nice, especially the firrst one Nalini. Superb clicks!

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  3. haven't tasted black eyed peas before...pics make me want to try...

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  4. simple salad but made amazing with ur clicking

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  5. I used to make this quite often , looks and tastes awesome . And beautiful clicks Nalini!

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  6. Protein packed salad , looks so delicious .

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  7. Wow these peas I make only uslai which no one likes. Thanks to you will try this awesome salad

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  8. Vey appetizingly plated, Nalini. Love it.

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  9. I love black eye peas salad. I used the frozen ones from whole foods.

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  10. Such a colorful and delicious looking black eyed peas salad.

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  11. Perfect recipe for me love the colors in the salad..

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  12. Fabulous salad! How addictive these are. I am definitely making this soon :)

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  13. Very colorful salad nalini! i make them with chickpeas for our dinner, will try with Black-eye beans next time!!

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  14. this salad looks so fresh and light perfect for summer!

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  15. Colorful and healthy indulgence!!

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  16. Very colorful and appetizing. Will work great on a party menu.

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  17. Looks so very colourful and packed with proteins!!

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  18. Am bookmarking this.....all of us at home love karamani and this will please everyone here!

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  19. Very healthy salad ... nice clicks

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  20. Very healthy salad ... nice clicks

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  21. Very healthy salad ... nice clicks

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  22. The images are somehow not opening but the salad must have tasted yummy going by the recipe.

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  23. Wow looks very delicious. Tonight i m going to try with my new sets of
    kitchenware

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