Chana Chaat or Chole Chaat, is a delicious protein packed snack made with boiled chickpeas, onion, tomato and topped with Indian spices. Chana Chaat is a lip-smackingly delicious and healthy chaat dish, which is perfect as a snack or as a quick chatpata salad, perfect for any occasion, also perfect after school snack for hungry kids. It is great warm or cold, you just need to adjust spice level and garnishing.
Chaat is a savory snack originated from India, which you can find on Indian roadside stalls or food carts. It’s an Indian street food, there are so many varieties of chaat, it’s a combination of contrasting flavor and texture: spicy, sweet, tangy, crunchy, creamy all in one dish that is chaat.
You can mix and match the flavors with anything and create your own chaat. Most of chaats are made with fried snacks like puri, pakoda, however, chana chaat is one such recipe which is not only delicious, but also healthy and high in proteins. It is also great as a salad for lunch or dinner.
A truly exciting combination of ingredients make this chana chaat real winner, the nutty flavor of chana, sweet tanginess of lemon and tomato and crunch of onion with crispy touch of papdi and sev all in one. You get this and much more from the chana chaat.
Ingredients:
• 2 cup Boiled Chana/Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans
• ½ cup Boiled Potato Cubes
• ¼ cup Chopped Onion
• ½ cup Chopped Tomato
• 1 Green Chili Finely Chopped
• ¼ cup Chopped Coriander Leaves
• 2 tbsp Green Chutney
• 1-2 tbsp Sweet Chutney
• ½ lemon Juice
• ¼ tsp Chaat Masala
• ¼ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
• Salt
• 3-4 Papdi Puri
• ½ cup Puffed Rice
• Sev
Method:
1. In a large mixing bowl, add boiled chana, potato cubes, chopped onion, tomato, cucumber and chopped green chili.
2. Then add green and sweet chutney, and mix the all ingredients well.
3. Add lemon juice, salt, chopped coriander, red chili powder, little chaat masala and toss it gently till well mixed.
4. Now just before serving, crush the papdi puri over it, and add puffed rice, mix with spoon, but do not over mix.
5. Then place the prepared chaat mixture on a serving plate, top up with sev, sprinkle some chaat masala, and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
6. Chana Chaat is ready serve immediately with tea or as an appetizer, snack and enjoy.
Tips:
• For boiled chickpeas, soak chana overnight or 7-8 hrs, then add some water as required and boil it with little salt or you can also use canned chickpeas.
• You can skip or add ingredients as per your taste like potato, cucumber, papdi, puffed rice and chutneys are as per taste and choice.
- 2 cup Boiled Chana/Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans
- ½ cup Boiled Potato Cubes
- ¼ cup Chopped Onion
- ½ cup Chopped Tomato
- 1 Green Chili Finely Chopped
- ¼ cup Chopped Coriander Leaves
- 2 tbsp Green Chutney
- 1-2 tbsp Sweet Chutney
- ½ lemon Juice
- ¼ tsp Chaat Masala
- ¼ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
- Salt
- 3-4 Papdi Puri
- ½ cup Puffed Rice
- Sev
- In a large mixing bowl, add boiled chana, potato cubes, chopped onion, tomato, cucumber and chopped green chili.
- Then add green and sweet chutney, and mix the all ingredients well.
- Add lemon juice, salt, chopped coriander, red chili powder, little chaat masala and toss it gently till well mixed.
- Now just before serving, crush the papdi puri over it, and add puffed rice, mix with spoon, but do not over mix.
- Then place the prepared chaat mixture on a serving plate, top up with sev, sprinkle some chaat masala, and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Chana Chaat is ready serve immediately with tea or as an appetizer, snack and enjoy.
• You can skip or add ingredients as per your taste like potato, cucumber, papdi, puffed rice and chutneys are as per taste and choice.
