Hi Friends, it's Teenuja from Veganlovlie
Today's recipe is one of my favourite snack
which is actually a very popular Mauritian snack
we call it "gram bouilli"
So, gram is for the brown chickpeas
and bouilli means boiled. So, the chickpeas are actually boiled and then spiced.
I remember when I was a child I used to buy these snacks and sometimes the sellers would
come on the buses with their basket full of these chickpea snacks.
We would grab like a couple of them and eat that on our trip. So, this snack is still
one of my favourite up to date.
So, the chickpeas that we are going to use in this recipe is the brown chickpeas and
they are also sometimes referred to as black chickpeas or kala chana.
They have a more earthy, smoky roasted kind of flavour to them compared to normal chickpeas.
These are already soaked and boiled. You can find brown chickpeas at your local Indian/Asian
store.
I am also using green chilies. And I've got some curry leaves, fresh curry leaves here.
If you can't find fresh curry leaves, you can use bay leaves instead.
This is some paprika, fenugreek seeds. If you cannot find fenugreek seeds, you can also
use black mustard seeds. Some salt, onion and coconut oil which you can also replace
by any other vegetable oil.
So, I am only going to need about a third of this onion.
Start by heating a pan on medium. Then add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil or vegetable
oil.
So, once the oil is hot, add in the onions. Then add in the chilies. You can add as many
as you like depending on your taste or how hot the chili is.
Next add about 1/4 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds. A teaspoon of paprika.
Then lastly add the curry leaves.
So now we are ready to add the chickpeas.
Lastly add the salt to taste.
Now let me taste this for you.
Mmm, very tasty! I like the blend of spices and you could adjust it to your liking.
Like for me I could even add more chili to this. And, this reminds me so much of my childhood.
It's a really delicious snack that you can have at anytime of the day.
And I hope you've enjoyed this recipe and I do hope you give it a try. And let me know
what you think of it.
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So, I'll see you next time for another recipe. Bye!