easy chana chaat recipe | chole chaat recipe | chickpea chaat
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.