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Ingredients:
10 to 12 nos. of Khajur/Dates
Olive size Imli / Tamarind
2 tbsp Jaggery powder (Indian sweetener made from sugar cane juice) available in Indian store
1 tsp Jeera powder/Cumin seeds Powder
1 tsp Saunf powder / Fennel Seeds Powder
1 tsp Red Chili powder
1 tsp Black Salt or Chaat Masala
Salt to taste
Method:
Step 01) De seed the Dates and Tamarind and soak in water for about 10 mins
Step 02) Cook dates and tamarind together by adding 1 cup of water in a heavy bottom pan
Step 03) Once it becomes soft add cumin seeds powder, fennel seeds powder, black salt/chaat masala and red chili powder.
Step 04) Add salt and jaggery powder. Stir well and cook till the mixture thickens.
Keep aside to cool down.
Step 05) Then blend it in a mixer and store it in a dry air tight container. Refrigerate and use as required.
I always think what to have for evening snack something very healthy.... Dahi misal chaat hot & sour flavor/chatpata snack gave me the answer. In language of Marathi and Hindi "dahi" means curd and "misal" in marathi means mixture. Mixture of boiled pulses, onion, tomato, fried snacks and spices are mixed in curd to bring the hot and sour flavor. This snack is very healthy, crunchy delicious in mix of all tastes and fills your heart as well as stomach!
Ingredients:
1 cup - Boiled Pulses
1 cup - curd / Yogurt
1/4 cup - Chopped Tomato
1/4 cup - chopped Onion
Coriander leaves for Garnishing
>Masala Powders:
3 tsp - chaat masala (mixture of many Indian spices)
1 tsp - Red Chili Powder
1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
1/2 tsp - Salt
>For seasoning:
1 tsp - Mustard Seeds
1 tsp - udrud dal / White Lentils (grown in Indian subcontinent- Available in Indian Store)
3 tsp Oil for seasoning
>For Toppings:
Sev/ Bhujia ( Indian fried snacks - available in Indian Store)
Potato chips
Tortilla chips
(Any snacks which ever existing at home :)
Method:
1. Soak the pulses for about 3 hrs and then cook them in pressure cooker for 3 whistles. (If you forgot to soak the pulses 4 to 5 whistles
2. In a medium flame heat a pan add 1 tbsp of oil, add the seeds and allow them to crackle
3. Add all above mentioned masalas together in a seasoning oil and fry them for 1 min. ( This gives a nice color & taste to the chaat)
4. Add onion saute till turns in to golden brown
5. Add the tomatoes fry them for 1 min
6. Add the cooked pulses and 1 cup of water mix nicely & cook for 2 mins. And switch off the gas
7. Take a bowl add 2 scoops of pulses gravy, and layer them with some raw chopped onion and tomato, curd, and add any of the topping snacks and garnish with fresh coriander leaves
8. Serve this healthy, very filling, tasty guilt free snack at any time.
Recipe in Video format.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Chana /Chickpeas
- 1 small Onion chopped
- 1 Tomato chopped
- 1/2 cup boiled Potato chopped
- 1/2 tbsp raw Mango chopped
- Few Curry Leaves
- 2 tsp Chaat Masala (Mixture of many Indian
spices - Available in Indian store)
- 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
- Salt to Taste
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- Coriander Leaves/Cilantro for garnishing
Time Required: 15 mins
Method:
1) Soak chana overnight.
2) Pressure cook the soaked chana with 1/2 of cup of water for 2 whistles
3) In a large bowl add raw onion, tomato, raw mango, boiled potato, curry leaves and mix well.
4) Add cooked chana, lemon juice, salt, chaat masala and chili powder and mix well.
5) Garnish with coriander leaves and farsan/fried Indian snacks
6) Serve immediately.
It is very simple, healthy, tasty, spicy and very quick guilt free snack.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups Murmura/ Pori /Puffed Rice
- 1/4 Cup Onion Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Tomato Chopped
- 1/4 Cup Carrot Grated
- 1/4 cup raw Mango
- 1 cup boiled corn (Optional)
- 1 to 2 Green Chili (Optional)
- 2 tbsp Roasted Peanuts (Optional)
- Fresh Coriander leaves/Cilantro chopped
- 2 tsp chaat masala powder (Mixture of many Indian
spices - Available in Indian store)
- Salt to taste
- Red chili powder - 1 tsp
- 2 tsp Oil
Time Required: 15 mins
Method:
Step 01) In a large bowl add chopped onion, tomato, carrot, raw mango, corn, coriander leaves, red chili powder, chaat masala, peanuts, salt and mix well.
Step 02) If you want really want spicy then add green chilies else red chili powder itself is enough
Step 03) Now add crisp puffed Rice/ Pori/Murmura and oil and mix well so that each grain of puffed rice is nicely coated with spicy mixture.
Serving: Serve immediately
