Kand Ki Chaat Recipe (Indian Chaat Recipes)

Ingredients

• 3 cups purple yam (kand) cubes
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 2 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
• 2 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
• 1 tbsp dhaniya powder (coriander powder)
• 1 tsp black salt (sanchal)
• 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
• salt (namak) to taste
• oil for deep-frying
• lemon wedge

Steps

1. Heat the oil for deep-frying in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry a few kand cubes at a time till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides.
2. Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds and asafoetida.
4. When the cumin seeds crackle, add the onions and green chilies and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
5. Add the poppy seeds and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
6. Add the deep-fried kand, dried mango powder, coriander powder, black salt, mint, coriander and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
7. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.