Check out these Easy High Protein Boiled Peanut Chaat and Boiled Peanut Salad for weight loss Recipes.. These both are easy and tasty Indian snack recipe made with boiled peanuts, spices and finely chopped colourful veggies. It is a popular street-style chaat recipe enjoyed by both kids, as well as adults. Peanut chaat and salad is an oil-free, vegan, gluten-free, diabetic-friendly recipe to enjoy anytime.
What is Chaat?
Chaat is a savoury snack from Indian cuisine. This is a street-style food mostly served in roadside stalls. Peanut chaat has complex flavours which give you a sweet, tangy, salty and spicy taste in every bite.
About Boiled Peanut Salad for Weight Loss
This Peanut salad with veggies is a healthy and nutritious Indian-style salad recipe made with boiled peanuts (groundnuts), raw vegetables, lemon, and spices. Serve this lip-smacking Peanut Chaat salad with a hot cup of tea or coffee. It is rich in protein and fibre, Vegan, Low Carb, kids-friendly, diabetic-friendly and Keto Friendly.
You can boil peanuts in advance and keep them refrigerated. when ready to serve add veggies and spice and mix.
Other chaat recipes you would love to try
We can make peanut chaat in many ways, this is the quickest, simple and easy one. The peanut chaat or salad recipe is high in protein and very filling. A perfect recipe to enjoy as an evening snack or at any time when you feel hungry.
As we are making this snack recipe for vrat or fasting time so will not add onion and garlic to it. To make it colourful and enjoyable we have added a few veggies that are allowed to eat during fasting.
If you are making it for normal days you can add onion too.
Boiled Peanut Salad Reciep Ingredients
Peanut- is the star ingredient of the recipe. We have used raw peanuts here, don’t need to roast them as we will boil them to make them soft and digestible.
Veggies– as we are making it for vrat adding veggies is only allowed during fasting. Boiled potato, tomato, and cucumber are added to make it more filling and add colours to it.
Spices– addition of Cumin seeds powder, black pepper powder, green chillies, and rock salt enhances flavour and taste.
Lemon juice- make it a juicy and sour taste.
FAQs
Are boiled peanuts good for weight loss?
Boiled peanuts contain fewer calories as compared to roasted peanuts. 1/4 cup of boiled peanuts contains around 116 calories as compared with 207 and 214 calories for raw and roasted peanuts, respectively.
Is it good to eat groundnut or peanuts every day?
Groundnuts or peanuts are calorie-rich food and high in fats. But eating in moderation helps in boosting your metabolism and hence in weight loss.
Peanut Salad Benefits
- Boiled peanuts are a good source of antioxidants and vitamin E.
- They are also rich in B-complex vitamins that are very important for the growth and development of muscles.
- Vitamin B also helps in the formation of red blood cells in your body and folic acid, which prevents some birth defects during pregnancy.
- Contains all essential amino acids which are necessary for hair growth.
- Peanuts are energy-dense foods that keep you full for a longer time and curb your hunger. That eventually helps in weight loss.
Boiled Peanut Salad Recipe-Step by Step Preparation
Boiling and chopping of veggies
1.First soak raw peanut for 3-4 hours. After that, wash them once and transfer to a pressure cooker, add water and pressure cook it for 6-7 whistles.
2. Once the pressure is released, strain water from peanuts and keep them aside.
3. Now chop tomato, cucumber, and boiled potato and keep them aside.
4. In a grinder jar add green coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilli, ginger, rock salt, cumin seeds, lemon juice and 1 tbsp chilled water. Grind them to make a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
Preparation of boiled peanut salad
- Now in a bowl take half of the boiled peanuts, add chopped tomatoes, potato, and cucumber.
2. Then sprinkle salt, cumin seeds powder, black pepper powder, chaat masala, and lemon juice.
3. Mix them well together. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with 2 tbsp pomegranate and fresh coriander leaves. Serve immediately.
Preparation of boiled peanut Chaat
- Now in the rest of the boiled peanuts add chopped tomatoes, potato, and cucumber.
2. Then add 2-3 tbsp of green chutney we have prepared.
3. Mix them well together. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with 2 tbsp pomegranate and fresh coriander leaves. Serve immediately.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this high protein boiled peanut salad or chaat as a snack or as a meal if you are on dieting.
Tips and Tricks
- You can boil peanuts and make green chutney before hand and store them in the refrigerator. Just assemble when you want to eat.
- After adding spices or green chutney, mix it quickly and serve immediately otherwise it will start leaving water and becomes soggy.
- It is a no onion no garlic grain free recipe, so you can enjoy this during fasting time too.
- You can also add onion to give a crunch if you are making this for normal days.
Recipe Card
Easy High Protein Boiled Peanut Chaat | Boiled Peanut Salad for Weight Loss
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw peanuts
- 1 big size tomato finely chopped
- 1 medium boiled potato finely chopped
- 1 medium size cucumber finely chopped
- ½ tsp rock salt
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp roasted cumin seeds powder
- 1 /4 tsp black pepper powder
- ½ lemon juice
For making green chutney
- 10 gm green coriander leaves
- 5 gm fresh mint leaves
- 1 green chilli chopped
- ½ inch ginger piece
- ½ tsp rock salt
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ lemon juice
Instructions
Boiling and chopping of veggies
- First soak raw peanut for 3-4 hours.
- After that wash them once and transfer to a pressure cooker, add water and pressure cook it for 6-7 whistles.
- Once the pressure is released, strain water from peanuts and keep them aside.
- Now chop tomato, cucumber, and boiled potato and keep them aside.
- In a grinder jar add green coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilli, ginger, rock salt, cumin seeds, lemon juice and 1 tbsp chilled water. Grind them to make a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
Preparation of boiled peanut Salad
- Now in a bowl take half of the boiled peanuts, add chopped tomatoes, potato, and cucumber.
- Then sprinkle salt, cumin seeds powder, black pepper powder, chaat masala, and lemon juice.
- Mix them well together. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with 2 tbsp pomegranate and fresh coriander leaves. Serve immediately.
Preparation of boiled peanut Chaat
- Now in the rest of the boiled peanuts add chopped tomatoes, potato, and cucumber.
- Then add 2-3 tbsp of green chutney we have prepared.
- Mix them well together. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with 2 tbsp pomegranate and fresh coriander leaves. Serve immediately.
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