Watermelon Chickpeas Salad

by Bhawya in Cooking > Salad

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Watermelon Chickpeas Salad

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Watermelon Chickpeas Salad is the perfect Summer Salad. Its very healthy and stomach filling dish.While I was making it, I had a doubt " Does watermelon go well with chickpeas ?". Actually It does. The combination of chickpeas, watermelon and lemon juice was so great. My hubby likes it lot :) .If you want some spicy flavor, add few pinch of chili flakes in it.

Ingredients

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Watermelon - 1 cup

Chickpeas - 1/2 cup

Purple onion - 2

Tomato - 1

Cilantro - 1/2 cup

Lemon - 1/2

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Water

Cook Chickpeas

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1. Soak chickpeas in water for 4 hours or overnight and drain the water.

2. Cook chickpeas with salt and enough water in pressure cooker upto 3 whistle.

3. Remove it from the flame. Once the pressure settle down, open the lid and drain the water. Keep the chickpeas aside.

Chop the Ingredients

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1. Chop all the ingredients and set aside.

Mix All

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1. Take chickpeas and add all the chopped ingredients. Squeeze lemon juice on it and toss well.

Serve!

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