YOGURT CHICKPEA SALAD :

Ingredients:
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1 Cup  chickpea
2  potato
100 – 150 gm cottage cheese
2 chopped tomatoes
1 chopped cucumber
1/2 cup pomegranate
1/4 cup grated dry coconut
2 cups yogurt (hung curd)
1/4 cup roasted peanuts
2-3 green chillies finely chopped
1/4 cup freshly chopped coriander leaves
1 cup iceberg lettuce
1 tbsp of pesto sauce

Salt for taste

Instructions:
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1) Soak the chickpea overnight.

2) Boil the chickpea with little salt to taste. Boil potatoes and peel them when they come to room temperature.

3) Finely chop green chillies, coriander leaves and iceberg lettuce and keep aside.

4) Make cubes of cottage cheese, potatoes, tomatoes and cucumber and keep aside.

5) Keep pomegranate, dry grated Coconut, roasted peanut, hung curd and pesto sauce ready in the required quantity.
6) Mix all the ingredients well
and add Salt if required.
7) Your salad is ready to serve with meal or as a meal itself for people who are on diet.

NOTE:
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1) Hung curd is very important ingredient in this salad, so it has to be thick.
2) You can omit the ingredient you don’t like.

Benefits:
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1)Chickpeas may offer a variety of health benefits, such as improving digestion, aiding weight management and reducing the risk of several diseases.Additionally, chickpeas are high in protein and make an excellent replacement for meat in vegetarian and vegan diets.
2) Pomegranates are Loaded With Important Nutrients. Pomegranates Contain Two Plant Compounds With Powerful Medicinal Properties. Pomegranate has Impressive Anti-Inflammatory Effects. Pomegranate May Help Fight Prostate Cancer. 
3)Iceberg lettuce  provides calcium, potassium, vitamin C, and folate. The nutrients in iceberg lettuce can help you to meet the standard daily requirements for several vitamins and minerals. They include: Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that helps keep your immune system healthy.
4)Curd is full of calcium, vitamin D, protein and healthy gut bacteria.