Black-Bean Salad

Ingredients

1 can of prepared black beans, 1 medium tomato, 1 small yellow onion, 1 small potato, cilantro, Chaat Masala, tamarind chutney.

1. Bake the potato by microwaving it, and chop it into small pieces. Do not discard the potato skin.
2. Chop the onion and the tomato finely.
3. Chop the cilantro coarsely.
4. Mix the black beans, potato, onion and tomato.
5. Add one teaspoon of chaat masala and two teaspoons of tamarind chutney.
6. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

7. Optional: Garnish with fine sev (fried lentil flour fritters) and top with fat-free plain yogurt.

Add salt to taste. Serves four.

Tips

a) You can replace black beans by any other beans or peas such as kidney beans, Roman beans, black-eye peas, chick-peas, etc. I like black beans and Roman beans the most.

b) For a tangier taste, squeeze some lemon juice and use a red onion instead of a yellow onion.

c) You can use a purple potato instead of a yellow potato. A purple potato may be more nutrient-packed than a yellow potato due to its dark purple color.