Chickpea Pasta Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Cup Pasta (cooked till al-dente)
• 1 Cup Chickpeas/ Garbanzo Beans/ Chana(soaked overnight & boiled)
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1 Cucumber, chopped
• 1/2 Cup Corn Kernels, boiled
• 1/4 Capsicum, chopped
• 1/4 Carrot, chopped
• 2-3 Sprigs of Coriander Leaves
• 1 Green Chilly, minced (optional)
• 1 Tbspn Lemon Juice (optional)
• 1 Tspn Freshly Ground Pepper
• Salt, as per taste

METHOD

• Boil the pasta in salted water till al-dente. Drain and rinse under cold water. After draining out the cold water, add a few drops of olive oil and toss. The coating of olive oil on cooked pasta ensures that it does not stick to each other. 
• Boil chickpeas (soaked overnight). 
• Combine all the ingredients well and Voila!... A super healthy pasta salad is ready :D.