Chidde – can be found more or less in every Bengali house. Oats, quinoa, and smoothies have taken a back seat to the crowd these days as snacks. But if you want, you can make a delicious snack (Fiber-Rich Poha Recipes). Which is also easy to digest and incomparable in taste. Even the youngest member of the house will eat this sour-sour breakfast.
1. Chiran Polao
Ingredients:
1 cup of chickpeas, carrots, beans, peas, cauliflower and capsicum (1 cup in all), 1 onion, 1 green chilli, 1 teaspoon of ginger, 1 tablespoon of groundnuts, mustard oil, salt and turmeric in quantity.
Wash and drain the water. Heat mustard oil in a pan and fry peanuts. Then stir in the onion, ginger and green chillies and add the vegetables. Season with salt and a little turmeric and keep stirring until the vegetables are soft. Now mix it well and let it cook for another 3-4 minutes. Serve with roasted peanuts just before serving.
2. Chop vegetables
Ingredients:
1 cup of chickpeas, 3 tablespoons of moong dal, carrots, beans and peas (1 cup in all), 1 onion, 1 green chilli, half a teaspoon of cumin seeds, turmeric, salt and mustard oil in quantity.
Boil the mung beans lightly. Wash and drain the water. Boil cumin seeds in a little mustard oil in a pan and add onions and green chillies. Stir in the vegetables, salt and turmeric. When the vegetables are half cooked, mix in the cooked pulses and chives. Cover for few minutes and serve hot.
3. Cheese-vegetable grater
Ingredients:
1 cup of chickpeas, 50-60 grams of cheese, 1 cup of carrots, capsicum and peas, 1 onion, green chillies, ginger, mustard oil, salt and turmeric.
Wash and drain the water. Fry onion, ginger and green chillies in mustard oil and add vegetables. Season with salt and turmeric and let the vegetables cook until soft. Stir in the shredded cheese for a minute and mix. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. Chickpea-chirn chaat
Ingredients:
1 cup chickpeas, 1/2 cup boiled chickpeas, 1/2 cup cucumber, 1/2 tomato, 1 onion, coriander leaves, green chillies, lemon juice, roasted cumin powder and salt.
Wash and drain well. Mix boiled gram, cucumber, tomato, onion and coriander leaves with it. Mix well with lemon juice, roasted cumin powder and salt. This fiber-rich chaat will be loved by everyone, young and old.
5. Chir Tikka
Ingredients:
1 cup chickpeas, 1 small boiled potato, grated carrot, peas (half a cup in total), 2 tbsp chopped onion, 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, 1 chopped green chilli, half tsp roasted cumin powder, pepper powder, salt and oil.
Wash the chives well and drain the excess water. Mix boiled potato chips, carrot, beans, onion, coriander leaves and green chillies with it. Mix well with roasted cumin powder, pepper and salt.
Make small balls or flat tikkas from the mixture. Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan and fry on medium heat until golden and crispy on both sides. The addition of vegetables to the chickpeas makes this tikka rich in fiber as well as nutrients.