Like most desis, I love chaat - the quintessential street food in India. Street food (or fast food, for that matter) is seldom healthy, although always mouth-watering. When I chanced upon Raaga’s Kala chana chaat, the recipe was definitely healthy and sounded yummy, too.
I adapted the recipe based on the vegetables and spices that was available at hand, like
- adding peas and corn (I love it for the crunch)
- adding boiled potatoes and a pinch of chaat masala a la aloo-channa chaat
- omitting the onions (I can’t handle raw-onions)
What I realized was this was a very forgiving and versatile recipe - you could just about add any vegetable that has a crunch to it and it comes out just as good. A perfect way to start a dinner or just as a healthy evening snack. Hence my dilemma - is it a chaat or a salad?
I would say tasty salad
Seems to combine all the goodness of salad with the taste of chaat without the deep fried stuff that goes in chaat as well!
Nice pic btw
Thanks! - A-kay
2008