Chickpea Nimko / Coloured Garbanzo Bean Nimko کلرڈ کابلی چنّا نمکو

Coloured Kabuli Chana Nimko is a must ingredient for Mixed Nimko. It gives a colourful appearance to mix nimko and a good taste.

Chickpea Nimko

Coloured Chickpea before Frying

Ingredients:

• Chickpea (Kabuli Chana/ Sufaid Chana)   250 g
• Oil for frying
• Red Food colour as required  1/2  to 1 teaspoon
• Green Food Colour   as required  1/2 to 1 teaspoon
• Yellow Food colour  as required  1/2 to 1 teaspoon
• Baking soda 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Pick and wash chickpea.
• Soak in enough water for overnight  with 1 teaspoon baking soda added.
• Wash and drain.
• Divide soaked chickpea in three portion.
• Take each portion in a separate pan, add water and colour separately.
• Stay for 2 hour. 
• Then fry in hot oil, place each portion of coloured chickpea  in a large sieve.
• Fry in upward and downward movement, and stir with spoon during frying.
• You can fry each colour separately and all coloures together, giving 2 minutes difference for each colour.
• Fry till softness of Chickpea gone and crunchiness starts.
• Remove from oil, spread over paper.
• Chatpata Chickpea Nimko is ready.
• Sprinkle salt or chat masala and serve.

Dal Chana Nimko دال چنّا نمکو

Dal Chana Nimko is a popular saltish snack. You may find that people are selling this snack during train and bus travelling to up country.

Dal Chana Nimko at final stage of frying

Dal Chana Nimko while frying

Ingredients:

• Dal Chana 1 pao (250g)
• Oil for frying
• Salt or Chat Masala to sprinkle

Procedure:

• Carefully pick the dal. 
• Wash and soak in water overnight.
• Wash and rinse under running water. Sieve and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a woke / Karahi .
• Take dal in a large sieve, fry in oil while in sieve, stir and move upward and downward during frying.
• Remove few grains on a paper and check for tenderness and crunchiness.
• Remove on an absorbing paper.
• Cool and sprinkle salt or chat masala.
• Enjoy Dal Chana Nimko as desired.

Dal Moong Nimko /Moong Dal crispy Snack دال مونگ نمکو

Dal Moong Nimko is a very popular crispy snack. Mostly brought from sweetmeat merchant and also sold in buses.  You can easily prepare it at your home.

Dal Moong Nimko

Dal Moong Ready For Frying

Ingredients:

• Dal Moong/Mung Dal    200g
• Salt to taste, as a sprinkle 
• Oil fry frying
• Large Deep sieve
• Woke/Karahi for frying

Procedure:

• Thoroughly wash and soak moong dal for 2-3 hours.
• Drain and spread on a newspaper or kitchen towel to absorb excess water.
• Now heat oil in a woke, place a portion of soaked moong dal in a large sieve.
• Dip into the hot oil, move up and down. stir continuously with spoon.
• Fry till crisp dal is obtained (4-8 minutes)
• Remove from oil and spread over a newspaper or kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
• Crispy Dal Moong Nimko is ready.
• Sprinkle salt  as desired  and serve.