Chickpea Salad with Cumin

In this wonderful healthy salad, chickpeas are first cooked in salt cumin water, that makes them more digestible as well as adding a nutty and peppery flavours to the chickpeas. The chickpeas are then dressed in a spicy vinaigrette.

• 250 g Dried chickpeas
  
• 1/3 tsp Cumin seeds
  
• 1/2 tsp Salt
  
• 1-2 tsp Ground cumin
  
• 1 clove Garlic, minced
  
• 1/3 tsp Chilli powder
  
• 1-2 tbsp Fresh lime juice
  
• 2 tbsp Parsley, finely chopped
  
• 2-3 tbsp Walnut oil

1. Place the chickpeas in a bowl and add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Soak the chickpeas for 4 hours or overnight. Drain the chickpeas and discard the soaking water.
   
2. Add the chickpeas, salt, cumin seeds and water to the pressure cooker so that the cooker is no more than one-third full. Lock the lid onto the pressure cooker and activate the desired program setting. Allow pressure to be fully released before removing the lid.
   
3. Drain the chickpeas and place in a large bowl. Add the ground cumin , minced garlic, chilli powder, lime juice, chopped parsley, walnut oil, and salt to taste. Toss well. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes at room temperature. Check the seasoning and add more salt or lime juice if needed. You can serve the chickpeas mounded on some lettuce leaves if desired.