Moong sprouts chaat is a quick, easy, tangy and tasty chaat made with moong sprouts, herbs and chutneys.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 · 2 to 3
  • Category: Snacks
  • Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of sprouted moong beans
  • 1 small or medium sized onion, (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium size tomato, (finely chopped)
  • 1 or 2 green chillies, (finely chopped (optional))
  • ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder ((lal mirch powder))
  • ½ or 1 teaspoon chaat masala (or add as per taste)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice or as required
  • 1 large boiled potato
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon Tamarind Chutney (or add as per taste (optional))
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon Green Chutney (or add as per taste (optional))
  • few coriander leaves for garnishing ((dhania patta))
  • rock salt (edible and food grade) (or black salt as required)
  • 3 to 4 tablespoon sev or add as required
  • 4 to 6 papdis or add as required

Method

cooking moong sprouts

  1. First you need to Sprout the moong beans
  2. Once the moong sprouts are ready, rinse them in water.
  3. Then either steam or boil them till the sprouts are completely cooked. You can even keep them half cooked if you want a crunchy taste.
  4. Then strain the cooked sprouts very well.

making sprouts chaat

  1. Mix all the ingredients listed above with sprouted beans in a bowl except lemon juice, sev and papdis.
  2. Then add few drops of lemon juice. Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves
  3. Sprinkle some sev and a few crushed papdi on top. Serve moong sprouts chaat immediately. Have the chaat immediately otherwise sev and papdi will become soggy and you won't get the crunchy taste.

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.