Collection of 5 Best and Popular Indian Chaat Recipes

Walk around any street in India and you will be amazed to see that vendors lined with variety of street foods like Aloo Chaat, Dahi Papdi Chaat and much more. When it comes to street foods then, India tops the list of having the infinite varieties of street foods and Chaat is like the king of street food items. Chaat is filled with all kinds of recipes and flavors like sweet, salty, tangy, spicy, etc. - you just name it and you will have it. Street food and chaat franchise business opportunities in India.

At different states and cities you will get lots of varieties of chaats. Potato, chana, tamarind and papdi are the base of chaats. Here we have collected the best recipes of most popular chaats in India that you can make at your home with just few simple ingredients that are easily available in everyone's kitchen.

Let's see the 5 best and popular chaat recipes:

1. Papdi Chaat

Nothing like the crunch of crispy papdi chaat topped with yogurt, tamarind and coriander chutney can refresh your mood. It is one of the most famous chaat in India is Papdi Chaat which you can find anywhere while walking in the streets of Old Delhi. This is a simple chaat recipe which will hardly take 15 minutes to be prepared. See Chaat franchise in India.

Ingredients:

•    Papdi

•    Cumin Powder

•    Red Chilly Powder

•    Salt and Black Salt

•    Mint Leave Chutney

•    Sweet Tamarind Sauce

•    Chaat Masala Powder

•    Coriander Chutney

•    Sugar

Method:

1.                  If you don't have the papdis then, you can make it at your own home with all purpose flour. Take 100gms of Maida, add a pinch of salt, Nigella seeds and oil. Mix it together and add water to make a dough. After that make small balls of the dough and make papdis with a rolling pin. Now make wholes in the papdis before deep frying it so that it will become crispier. Deep fry it in a hot oil until turn golden brown. Your papdis are ready.

2.                  Now take a plate and arrange papdis in it. Peel the boiled potatoes and chop them into cubes. Cut the onions and corriander leaves too. Once the papdis are arranged topped it with potato cubes, onion, drizzle the coriander, mint chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.

3.                  Sprinkle salt, chaat masala powder, red chilly powder and cumin powder. Drizzle yogurt and the rest of chutney on the top.

4.                  Now for serving, garnish it with coriander leaves and shev and enjoy the yummy Papdi Chaat at your own home.

2. Fried Aloo Chaat

Deep fried aloo chaat is a street food item from the streets of Delhi. Tossed in Tamarind and mint chutney this is a must try.

Ingredients:

•    Boiled Potatoes

•    Mint Chutney

•    Sweet tamarind Chutney

•    Coriander Chutney

•    Chaat Masala Powder

•    Salt

•    Red Chilly Powder

•    Lemon

Method:

1.                  Peel the boiled potatoes and deep fried it until golden brown.

2.                  Add chopped onions, mint chutney, coriander chutney.

3.                  Sprinkle salt, chaat masala and squeeze lime juice.

4.                  Mix everything well to combine

5.                  serve hot in small bowl.

3. Tikki Chaat

The list of chaats is just incomplete without including Tikki Chaat in it. This is the most popular chaats that you can find anywhere in the streets of every city or state in India.

Ingredients:

•    Boiled Potatoes

•    Boiled Peas

•    Salt and black salt

•    Red Chili Powder

•    Chaat Masala Powder

•    Yogurt

•    Roasted Cumin Powder

•    Tamarind Chutney

•    Green Chilly

•    Papdi

Method:

1.                  Mash the potatoes and make a round tikki with it.

2.                  Heat a pan and pour oil and leave it to heat.

3.                  Now fry the tikkis until it turn golden brown.

4.                  Take out the tikkis and mash it in a bowl.

5.                  Add boiled pees and then, add yogurt, and tamarind paste.

6.                  Now sprinkle salt, black salt, red chilly powder, roasted cumin powder and chaat masala powder.

7.                  Now crush some papdis on the top and serve immediately.

4. Chana Chaat

A lovely mix of chickpeas, green peas, pomegranate and tomatoes is what you need after a long day of work. This is one of the healthiest and tasty chaats you can have with some tangy flavor.

Ingredients:

•    Boiled Chickpeas

•    Green Peas

•    Chopped Tomatoes

•    Boiled and Chopped Potatoes

•    Salt

•    Red Chilly Powder

•    Chaat Masala

•    Green Chilly

•    Onion Chopped

•    Mint Chutney

•    Pomegranate

•    Lemon Juice

•    Tamarind Paste

Methods:

1.                  Take a bowl, add boiled chickpeas and green peas.

2.                  Add chopped boiled potatoes and tomatoes with some finely chopped green chillies.

3.                  Add salt, red chilly powder, chaat masala, mint chutney and tamarind chutney.

4.                  Now add pomegranate and saqueeze half a lemon.

5.                  Mix it together and serve in a bowl.

5. White Matar Chaat

The very famous Chaat in West Bengal is White Matar Chaat which is also called as Ghoogni in the state. This is something very easy to make and delicious to eat.

Ingredients:

Boiled White Peas (Matar)

Chopped Onions

Green Chilly

Red Chilly Powder

Roasted Cumin Powder

Tamarind Chutney

Lemon Juice

Coriander Leaves

Method

1.                  Boil the white peas or matar.

2.                  Now take a bowl, add the matar and chopped oninons in it.

3.                  Add finely chopped green chillies with red chilly powder, chaat masala.

4.                  Add tamarind chutney and lemon juice, mix it together.

5.                  Garnish with coriander leaves and shev.

Hope you like all the chaat recipes we have mentioned here. All these are very easy to make which hardly takes 15-20 minutes to be prepared. So, try your favorite chaat recipe and let us know how you like it.