Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, chana chaat recipe | chole chaat recipe | chickpea chaat is a vegetarian Indian chaat made with chana / chole / chickpea, kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder, and cumin powder / jeera powder in about 10 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: chaat
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cup chana / chole / chickpea (soaked & boiled)
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- 1 tsp green chutney / hari chutney
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- 2 tbsp tamarind chutney / imli chutney
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp tomato (finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp potato / aloo (boiled & cubed)
- 2 tbsp cucumber (finely chopped)
- 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp sev (fine)
- 1 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 2 cup soaked and boiled chana. i have soaked chana for 8 hours and pressure cooked for 4 whistles.
- further add ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp chaat masala, 1 tsp green chutney, 2 tbsp tamarind chutney and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is combined well.
- also add in 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 3 tbsp potato, 2 tbsp cucumber and 1 green chilli.
- combine well and transfer to a serving bowl.
- just before serving, top with 2 tbsp sev and 1 tbsp coriander leaves.
- finally, serve chana chaat / chole chaat with a cup of hot chai.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
