The spicy, tangy, sweet, crunchy, juicy and just plain DELICIOUS flavours of Chaats...Indian street food which is basically irreplaceable! Anyone who has enjoyed this taste will surely want to have more.
One of the best things about chaats is that they are easy to create as there is no special formula to follow, throw together a few of your favourite ingredients and you can whip up a mouth watering snack in very little time. This is where I like to make things a little healthier than the traditional methods.
So here it is, my version of the very yummy RAGDA CHAAT :)
Ingredients: 1 cup boiled chickpeas (or you can use canned chickpeas if you prefer), 1 cup boiled potato cubes, handful of papdi (or crispy wheat crackers if you want to keep it lighter), 1 tomato chopped small, 1 onion chopped small, handful of pomegranate seeds and chopped coriander, 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder, sev. For the chickpea masala, you will need 1 table spoon tomato paste/puree, 1 onion chopped, 1 teaspoon garam masala, chilli powder, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds.
Make: In a non stick pan, heat a little oil and put in cumin seeds and chilli powder. Add 1 chopped onion and saute. Now add in the boiled chickpeas, potato cubes and mix. Add tomato paste/puree, garam masala, salt to taste and a little water. Cover and let it simmer.
On your serving plate, crush the papdi/wheat crackers to form the bottom layer. Spread the chickpeas masala on top, sprinkle chaat masala, then layer with chopped fresh tomato and onion, followed by sev, coriander and pomegranate. Serve nice and hot!
