For the chaat base 1 cup maida Ό cup wheat flour Ό tsp salt ½ tbsp oil ½ tsp onion seeds Oil for frying
For the chaat 1 Ό cup channa dal 1tsp red chilli powder 1 graded onion 1 small piece ginger 5 green chillies chopped ½ tsp garam masala 1 tsp amchur powder Salt, little turmeric
Method Soak chana dal in water for 5 hours. Cook in hot boiling water. Take 2 tbsp oil. Heat. Fry the grated onion. Add green chillies and thinly chopped ginger. Fry, add the rest of the ingredients, salt cook for two minutes. Add dal and again cook for 5.min on slow gas, cool. Arrange puris on a serving plate spread above mixture on all puries. Put little green and red chutney. Garnish with very finely chopped onion and sprinkle dry masala and fresh coriander.
FRUIT CHAAT
Ingredients 1 cup big pineapple pieces, 2 apples, few grapes 2 big potatoes ½ tsp chaat masala 1tsp dry masala 3 tbs thinly chopped mint leaves 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp red chilly powder Mints chips Salt to taste
For the mint chips ½ cup maida 1 tbsp oil, salt Green chutney
Mix all ingredients add water to make dough, roll into big puries sprinkle dry masala, roll again to press masala, prick with fork, cut into squares, deep fry till crisp.
Method Mix all fruits and masalas. Arrange on a serving dish. Sprinkle mint chips, thinly chopped mint leaves, and fresh coriander. Can put 2tsp of green chutney.
PALAK CHAAT
Ingredients
For Palak crisp
25 palak leaves Ύ cup maida Ύ cup gram flour (basin) 1 tbsp salt Ύ tsp salt A pinch of soda bi carb
For the chaat 1 tsp bean sprout boiled 1 ½ cup beaten curd Sweet chutney, green, chutney Dry masala Fresh coriander Salt
Method Wash and clean palak leaves. Prepare a batter of flour, soda and salt. Dip each palak leaf in batter and deep fry in oil till crisp. Arrange palak crisp in a plate. Put bean sprout. Pour curd, sweet and green chutney and sprinkle dry masala and coriander leaves.
LUCKNOWI CHAAT
Ingredients 250 boiled potatoes 2½ cup salted curd 15 small puries (Pani Puri type) Dry masala 100 gms khara bundi Chaat masala
For the Pakodas 1 ½ cup moong dal soaked in water for three hours grind it. 5 green chillies 1 piece ginger. 3 tbsp fresh coriander. Grind with dal. Make small pakodas Deep fry in oil.
Put in water and immediately take it out
Method Cut potatoes into square pieces. Take ½ cup curd. Mix 1 tsp of red chutney. Mix well, put all pakodas in it. Arrange pakodas in a serving plate. Put potato pieces. Pour rest of the curd. Sprinkle red green chutney. Decorate with crushed puri, khari boondi.