Dahi Chana Chaat
Dahi Chana Chaat recipe is a savory snack that originates from Indian cuisine. It is popularly served as a roadside snack on food carts or food stalls. Dahi Chana Chaat recipe is a popular variation of chaat which is based on fried dough, along with various ingredients. Dahi Chana Chaat recipe is made of potato pieces, crispy dahi bhalla, chickpeas flavored with red chili, saunth, fresh green coriander leaves and yogurt for garnish. In order to make your Dahi Chana Chaat recipe more crispy and delicious, you can garnish it with onions, dash of curd, tamarind sauce, green sauce, and papri.
The common elements of Dahi Chana Chaat recipe are yogurt, dahi bara, chopped onions, and coriander. The ingredients are combined and served on a small plate. Dahi Chana Chaat recipe is a perfect snack that is loved by children and women mostly. It can be prepared for an evening snack, or even as an Iftar item during Ramadan. You can prepare Dahi Chana Chaat recipe for evening parties of family and friends. Variety of small-scale food shops offers delicious Dahi Chana Chaat recipe across Pakistan. People all over the country visit these shops to enjoy Dahi Chana Chaat recipe.
Ingredients
• Chickpeas ½ kg (boiled)
• Yogurt ½ kg
• Potatoes 2 (boiled and cubed)
• Red chilies 6 (whole)
• Boondi (tiny gram flour dumplings) 1 cup (soaked)
• Tamarind pulp ½ cup
• Whole coriander 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Carom seeds 1 tsp
• Green chili paste 1 tbsp
• Cumin 2 tsp (roasted)
• Salt ½ tsp
• Onion as required (chopped)
• Tomato as required (cubed)
• Green chilies as required (chopped) (use less if you want it mild hot)
• Coriander leaves as required (chopped)
• Mint leaves as required (chopped)
How to make Dahi Chana Chaat
Method
1. Beat yogurt with cumin, green chili paste and salt.
2. In a serving bowl spread boiled chickpeas, top with beaten yogurt.
3. Now top with soaked Boondi and potatoes.
4. Now spread tamarind pulp, onion, tomatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves and mint leaves on top. Toast together red chilies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and carom seeds.
5. Grind finely and sprinkle on top of chaat.
Dahi chana chaat is an spicy mix chaat recipe, made using chickpeas, yogurt, carom seeds, cumin seeds, potatoes, red chillis, gram flour dumplings, tamarind, coriander, green chili paste, salt and mint leaves. You have to mix everything according to the details told in the recipe and finally you would be pleased with your own creation - the dahi chana chaat.