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Chickpea with spiced yoghurt

This salad of chickpea with spiced yoghurt fits well in the middle-eastern or Indian menu. It goes particularly well with grilled meat or with naan bread. It also makes a nice filling in pita and other flatbread. It's very easy to make, takes only 5 minutes or so!
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian, Middle Eastern
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ tsp vegetable oil or ghee butter
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 pinch dried chilli flakes
  • 1 tin of chickpeas 410 g
  • 100 ml Greek yoghurt
  • 3 spring onions chopped
  • Freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ handful of mint chopped
  • ½ handful of coriander leaves chopped

Method
 

  1. Drain the chickpeas, rinse and drain again.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then cook the mustard seeds for about 1 minute. When it starts popping, add the other spices and cook for another minute, stirring continuously.
  3. Mix the yogurt with the spices, chickpeas, herbs, spring onion and lemon juice. Season to taste before serving.