It is not necessary to starve yourself to lose weight. To achieve your fitness goals, you just need to make changes in your lifestyle and diet. Replace high-fat foods with nutritious, low-calorie foods to speed up your weight loss process. One such ingredient that is perfect for dieters is green gram, also known as ‘hara chana’ or ‘cholia’ in Hindi. Due to its high nutritional value, this legume is very popular throughout the winter. It is a member of the “Fabaceae” or bean family, which grows mainly in winter, and resembles the black (black) gram. This vibrant ingredient has a slightly sweet flavor and is often used in casseroles in place of green peas. It is also best used for potato curry.
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Here’s an interesting new addition to the list. If you are wondering how to eat instant green gram for weight loss, then we have a delicious recipe for you. This is known as Green Chana Chaat. From promoting weight loss, better digestion, blood sugar regulation, and much more, this chana chaat can be an excellent addition to the diet.
benefits of green gram
1. Promotes Weight Loss
The amount of fiber in green gram is high. Eating high fiber foods helps you to get satiety quickly. Since fiber-rich food takes longer to be chewed and digested in the digestive tract, this satiety effect lasts longer.
2. Healthy Heart
Green gram’s high mineral content, especially magnesium and potassium, promotes heart health and helps avoid excessive blood pressure.
3. Promote Hair Growth
While protein deficiency can lead to a variety of problems including hair loss, thinning and breakage. Eating protein-rich foods like green gram can promote hair growth along with improving hair quality.
Green Chana Chaat Recipe: How To Make Green Chana Chaat
- Also known as Hara Bhara Chana Chaat, this recipe will surely impress your taste buds. To begin with, pressure cook the soaked green gram in three cups of water for two to three whistles or until cooked.
- Put these in a pan and cook till the water evaporates completely.
- Put the cooked gram in a bowl. Add onions, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves, black salt, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, red chilli powder and lemon juice.
Serve with a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy! For more delicious chickpea recipes, Click here.
so what are you waiting for? Do try this quick chaat recipe and let us know how you all liked it in the comments below.
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