Fruit chaat

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr 30

Appears in
Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

  • About

Traditionally, in India and Pakistan, fruit chaat, a type of spiced fruit salad, is made with apples, oranges, bananas and guava, if they are in season. Any fruit of your choice can be used, but the vital element that makes a fruit mixture a fruit chaat is the chaat masala. We used to have this wrapped in a banana leaf and eat it like a snack.

Tangy, sweet, savoury and sour, it is great for refreshing the palate. You can also add a tablespoon of sugar, honey, date syrup or palm suga