Chaat Masala Spiced Potato Salad With Beans

This is an especially gut-healthy dish; the cooked-and-cooled potatoes are not rich with resistant starches (that’s good), the beans bring protein (as well as more fiber and micronutrients), and many of the spices bring their own benefits. A flavorful addition to your table!

You will need

• 1 lb new potatoes, boiled or steamed, with skin on, quartered, cooled ← this is a bit of a “mini recipe”, but we expect you can handle it
• 5 oz blanched broad beans
• 2 oz sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• ¼ bulb garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp amchoor
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground asafoetida
• 1 tsp black pepper, coarse ground
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• ½ tsp MSG or 1 tsp low-sodium salt
• Juice of ½ lemon

And then…

• To garnish: finely chopped cilantro, or if you have the “cilantro tastes like soap” gene, then substitute with parsley
• To serve: a nice chutney; you can use our Spiced Fruit & Nut Chutney recipe

Method

(we suggest you read everything at least once before doing anything)

1) Mix all the ingredients from the main section, ensuring an even distribution on the spices.

2) Add the garnish, and serve with the chutney. That’s it. There was more work in the prep (and potentially, finding all the ingredients) today.

Enjoy!

Want to learn more?

For those interested in some of the science of what we have going on today:

• Our Top 5 Spices: How Much Is Enough For Benefits? ← we scored all five today!
• Lycopene’s Benefits For The Gut, Heart, Brain, & More ← don’t underestimate those sun-dried tomatoes, either!

Take care!