chana chaat,
Spicy Chickpea Salad (Chana Chaat)
Pakistani Spicy Chickpea Salad or Chana Chaat as it is called, is allergy friendly and delicious. Usually served along with tea as a tea snack. It can also be served as a side with dinner or eaten all on its own.
There are a lot of variations to this dish but as usual I have adapted it to our dietary requirements. This dish requires minimum cooking and comes together in less than an hour.
The two ingredients that are crucial to this dish are:
- 🧂 Chaat Masala: It is a mixture of different spices blended together. The taste is tangy and spicy. The masala mixture is quite common in Pakistani cooking. Usually sprinkled over dishes as a finishing touch.
- 🧂 Imli as it is called in Urdu, is tamarind. This is what gives this dish the tang. For this recipe I make a pulp by mixing some raw tamarind with water.
These two ingredients make a world of difference on how your salad will taste. You can make both at home or use store bought. In this recipe I use store bought. Both of these are available at any Indian stores or in the international section of the grocery stores.
- 50 mins
- Serves 6
- Easy
Ingredients
Adjust Servings:
| 2 cans (398 ml) chickpeas | |
| chaat masala, to taste | |
| 1 teaspoon or more tamaraind pulp | |
| 2 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled and cubed | |
| 1 onion | |
| 1 tomato | |
| cilantro leaves, for garnish | |
| 2 green chilies, deseeded (optional) |
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Steps
1
Done
30 min
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2
Done
5 min
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3
Done
10 min
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4
Done
5 min
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Cook Notes
- For homemade tamarind pulp: soak about 1/2 pack of tamarind in water. Water should be just enough to make a thick paste
- When using store bought tamarind pulp, if you are going to add more than 1 teaspoon of the pulp, be careful as it can turn the chaat black. It does not affect the taste though.
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This looks like such a hearty and nourishing dish! I've never worked with tamaraind before, but have always wanted to. You've inspired me!
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