CHANA CHAAT | CHICKPEA CHAAT

Chana Chaat | Chickpea Chaat is a lip smacking, tasty, snack with flavours that are sweet, salty and tangy all present in one dish. It is popular as street food, especially in North India.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups chickpeas (boiled)
• 1 cup potato (boiled, peeled, diced)
• 1/2 cup cucumber (diced)
• 1/2 cup tomato (diced)
• 1/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup semi ripe mango (finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup peanuts (boiled or roasted)
• 1/2 cup yogurt (optional)
• 1/4 cup coriander (finely chopped)
• 8-10 mint leaves (chopped)
• 1/2 cup green chutney
• 1/2 cup date tamarind chutney
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1-2 green chillis (finely chopped, optional)
• 2 tsp garlic chutney (optional)
• 1/2 cup sev (thin)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Use canned chickpeas or boil the raw ones.
2. 2To boil chickpeas, soak them overnight in warm water.
3. 3Next day drain out the water, wash the chickpeas.
4. 4Cook them in a saucepan with enough water and about ½ tsp salt. Alternately, pressure cook them for 3-4 whistles. If you use the IP, set it to the pressure cook mode.
5. 5Drain out the water from the cooked chickpeas.
6. 6Mix the chickpeas, potato, cucumber, tomato, onion, coriander, mint, peanuts, mango in a mixing bowl.
7. 7Add salt, chaat masala, green chillis if using any and the red chilli powder.
8. 8Mix well.
9. 9Divide the mixture between two bowls if you are having it as a light meal or in four bowls for starters.
10. 10Top the chaat with the sev and chutneys.
11. 11Add yogurt if using any.
12. 12Serve immediately as you want the crunch of the sev to remain.