Description
A punchy bean salad adding raw onions, tomatoes, green chilies, and massive cilantro to boiled chickpeas, tossed with intensely sour Chaat Masala and lemon.
Restaurants serving Chana Chaat (Spicy Chickpea Salad, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chickpeas
- Onion
- Tomato
- Green chili
- Cilantro
- Lemon
- Black salt
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 200g salt-boiled Kala Chana (black chickpeas), 1/
- red onion,
- tomato,
- green chili,
- tbsp homemade Chaat Masala,
- tsp roasted cumin powder, 1/
- tsp black salt,
- lemon, a handful of cilantro.
- Scoop a mountain of Kala Chana—fluffily salt-boiled in a giant stall pot—into a bowl upon order.
- Quickly mince and massively toss in crispy red onions, juicy tomatoes, and vivid green chilies.
- Heavily sprinkle the flavor keystones: homemade Chaat Masala, savory roasted cumin powder, and black salt releasing its unique sulfur aroma 'like there's no tomorrow'.
- Powerfully squeeze a halved fresh lemon, add torn cilantro leaves, then vigorously shake the bowl up and down to thoroughly hammer spices and juice into every single bean. Serve overflowing in an instant paper bowl (Dona) made of folded paper, giving one final dash of lemon juice. One bite explodes bean sweetness, intense acidity, and spice stimulation in the mouth—completing a lively street salad.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Chaat Masala、Cumin、Black salt
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Soybeans or edamame (excellent as bean texture sub)
Pairing
Cold water、Orange juice
Trivia
[Trend] Gaining massive popularity as 'the world's strongest diet street food' even in urban office districts. Using hard-skinned 'Kala Chana' is considered more authentic for the bite.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Use a small wooden spatula to scoop up heaps of beans with veg and sauce all at once, exploding the acidity in your mouth!
Allergen
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