My maternal grandmother is a Seventh-day Adventist, and a lot of them observe a vegan diet. My grandma tries, and is a vegan about 99% of the time (she cheats and eats curry goat for Christmas). The vegan Adventists- especially those in the USA, are very ingenuous when it comes to mock meats. In fact, a lot of mock meat companies are owned by them.
About a year ago, my grandma told my mom that if you mash channa (that's what we call garbanzo beans/chick peas in my family), you can eat it like tuna. Then one day I noticed a bowl of what I thought was tuna in the refrigerator. My mom asked if I had tried it, and my answer was 'no'. She then told me what it was and asked me to try it. Since then, its become one of my favorite quick and easy meals.
If you're like me and you have a bad wrist; mashing the channa can be a daunting task, but in some ways its worth the discomfort. I like to remind myself that the channa is rich in protein and will help keep my hair beautiful. The mayonnaise that I used this time was one with added in Omega - so more hair-based motivation! Once mashed, you can dress it up the way you like your tuna. I added celery, tomato, and mayonnaise this time. Usually, I add paprika or ground black pepper and mayonnaise; only.
I've found through my most recent experience, that it tastes a lot like fish (maybe even too much) when it has celery in it. This could be due to the sheer fact that the outer texture of celery is somewhat scale-like. This was bad for me, as I suffer from Ichthyophobia or fish phobia. Yes--- I'm afraid of fish. Don't laugh! I will never add celery again, inshallah (God willing), as it's way to fishy for me- I had a hard time eating my 'tuna' this time, and it's all because of it. But, if you like fish, by all means; add the celery.
I used canned channa which was soaked in brine. If you chose to use fresh channa; mix some salt in with the mayonnaise, to taste. The following recipe is really just a guideline. You can add as much of whatever ingredient as you like. There's no right or wrong way to dress your 'tuna' salad.
1 can channa/chick peas/garbanzo beans, drained
1 heaped tbsp celery, chopped
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 cup tomato, chopped
- Place chick peas in a bowl, and mash with a fork, until desired texture is developed.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Combine well.
Serve with crackers, bread.
Serves 4
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I never thought about this. I do like channa all ways!
And I really like the layout and colours of the design. good job :-) masha Allah.
Yes, when I first found out about this mock tuna thing I was amazed. Supposedly, you can make it taste like any kind of meat, and it all depends on how you season it. I'm a channa lover too! *Thank you very much on the site design compliment :) jazak allahu khair. It was a lot of hard work, and I'm still trying to improve. The blogger platform intimidated me at first, as its rather rigid, but I'm slowly learning how to apply my coding skills onto it. I ordered a new laptop on the home shopping network a few days ago, so I should receive it soon. With it I'll be able to do soo much more with my designs. (my current laptop is rediculously slow, and can't do a lot of things) Hopefully I can start designing other people's blogs soon, inshallah...*
This is a simple but delish dish!
Ah - I love chickpeas but had never heard about using them as mock tuna. I am definitely going to give this a try!
I love Chickpeas & will be trying this one soon! Yum!
Thanks, @ Sophie; yes this this is very simple yet very delicious :) @ Daily Spud; yes give it a try, you'll enjoy it.
I'm kind of weirded out and intrigued all at once! I have had garbanzo beans so many ways but never like this. I'm gonna try it and report back to you my experience. Huh.. beans that taste like tuna.. this I got to try. BTW, Beautiful blog!
@ Queenie, lol it does taste like tuna. You'll be surprised, trust me! And thanks for the blog compliment. So nice of you to say :)
I do this at home sometimes as i am vegan the celery is what makes it taste fishy. Try doing a fake crab cake with it with some more spices.It is great
You aren't joking about Seventh-day Adventists owning many of the fake-meat companies. (I used to be SDA and I'm a veteran of "Wham", "Tuno", "Stripples" etc.)
But a lot of that stuff is soy based with lots of sodium. It's not really healthy for you and should be eaten sparingly.
I think recipes like this are healthier.
Tamar1973- It's true. It's much better to make your own mock meats at home than to buy those processed ones. They are LOADED with salt and chemicals.
Caribbeanvegan- I knew it was the celery! ;) I've never even considered mock crab before. That's a potential experiment right there. Hmmm...
I am so trying this.
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