Weekend her job in sales for the Mountain View-based tech giant once the demand for her snacks became too overwhelming. When considering healthy snacking alternatives, Pandey took into account the fact that many people are wheat-conscious. She also worried about genetically modified organisms in corn-based snacks. Soy was a viable alternative, but Pandey wanted her customers to have another option as well. So, she turned to chickpeas. Beyond chickpea flour — which Pandey first found out about from her mother and now buys through natural food and whole grain retailer Bob’s Red Mill — her recipes rely on just a handful of ingredients, which she always aims to purchase locally. High in fiber and protein, chickpeas can satisfy hunger pangs longer in smaller servings. “My mom always fed us chickpeas,” Pandey said. “She used to make something similar to pretzel sticks made from chickpeas. I always loved it.” However, when Pandey decided to try her hand at baking a healthy yet appetizing snack, she found “no recipe available for these products online,” she said. Saumil Pandey developed her recipe for gluten-free chickpea chips as a snack for her children, and now her startup company, Tasty Karma, makes the chips that are carried in local grocery stores, including the Milk Pail Market in Mountain View.
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Dinner by the movies
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