Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add mint and cilantro to a blender.
- 2Add apple butter, ginger, green chilies, water, cumin powder, black salt, and red chili powder to the blender.
- 3Blend the ingredients until a concentrated flavor-packed dressing is formed.
- 4Add lemon juice to the dressing and whisk well.
- 5Drain chickpeas and cannellini beans and add them to a mixing bowl.
- 6Add chopped tomatoes, diced cucumbers, and chopped red onions to the bowl.
- 7Crumble puri into the bowl.
- 8Pour the prepared pani puri dressing over the salad ingredients.
- 9Toss all the ingredients together until well combined.
- 10Serve the pani puri dense bean salad.
Ingredients
- chickpeas
- cannellini beans
- tomatoes
- cucumbers
- onions
- crushed puri
- mint
- cilantro
- apple butter
- cumin powder
- black salt
- red chili powder
- lemon juice
- water
Equipment
blendermixing bowlwhisk
Tips
- You can add sprouted mung beans, pomegranate seeds, kala chana, cubed boiled potato or sweet potato to the salad.
- The dressing combines spicy cilantro-mint pani and sweet and tangy khatta meetha pani.
- You can make this ahead for a quick lunch or snack.
- Apple butter is used instead of tamarind, which is a common swap in Indian American homes.
- It is packed with fiber, protein, and lots of texture and flavor.
- The recipe comes together in minutes and is absolutely delicious
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