Name: Chaat Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 fresh green chilli, finely sliced or 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional); 1 large handful of fresh coriander, chopped; 1 small red onion, finely diced; ½ cucumber, peeled and deseeded then cut into half moons; 3 large tomatoes, diced; 2 large potatoes, unpeeled; 2 tbsp either boondi, sev or Bombay mix; 2 tbsp fresh pomegranate seeds, to serve (optional); ½ lemon or lime, juice only; 2 tsp chaat masala powder; 1 tsp black or brown mustard seeds; 1 x 400 g tin or jar of chickpeas, drained; 1 tsp salt, or to taste; 1 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Chilli & Mint

By Torie True

Published 2021

About

This salad has elements of the tasty Indian street food snacks papri chaat and bhel puri. The key ingredient here is a spice mix called chaat masala, which includes dry mango, black salt, cumin, pomegranate seeds, coriander, mint, ginger, asafoetida and cloves. The overall taste is a mix of zingy, sour, sweet and salty flavours. When I visit India, I always try to eat from a number of papri chaat and bhel puri wallahs, each with their own unique recipe.