Watermelon and Alfafa Chaat

Name: Watermelon and Alfafa Chaat
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: a small bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro, roughly chopped; 80 g/3 oz salted roasted peanuts, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tsp chaat masala; 4 large pinches of alfalfa sprouts (optional); 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz watermelon; sea salt; 40 g/1½ oz sev noodles (I use thin sev or nylon sev); ½–1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; ½ red onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bold

By Nisha Katona

Published 2024

About

While many Brits may have had a watermelon, mint and feta salad before, this one goes a bit further into Indian chaat territory, adding the tangy spice mix chaat masala along with some crunchy gram noodles and nutritious alfalfa sprouts to the refreshing watermelon for a taste sensation.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz watermelon
40

Asia
India
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Peel the watermelon and dice the ruby red flesh into 2cm/¾in chunks. Put it in the refrigerator for a few hours to really chill.

Meanwhile, prepare all the other ingredients.

When you are ready to serve, remove the melon from the refrigerator and stir in all the ingredients except the sprouts. Season well with salt and divide among bowls (or tip into one large serving bowl).