Aloo Chana Chaat
Aloo chana chaat is a spicy potato and chickpea snack. It's very easy to make and is a favorite tasty treat of mine. This recipe involves marinating boiled potatoes and chickpeas in spices to make a great savory snack.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups boiled chickpeas, garbanzo (chols, kabuli chana)
- 1-1/2 cups potatoes (aloo) boiled peeled and cubed in small pieces
- 1 tablespoon ginger finely grated (adrak)
- 2 teaspoons green chili finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin seed powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black salt (kala namak)
- 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
For Garnishing
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 6 slices of lemon
- 6 green chilies mild
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or coarse salt
Instructions
- Wash and dry the whole green chilies. Heat a small frying pan on low medium heat, add the oil and green chilies, and cover the pan. Shake the pan slowly to move the chilies around. Notes: it is important to keep the pan cover chilies will splatter. Cook the chilies for about 2 minutes turn off the heat, wait till it stop splattering and remove the lid chilies should be light brown if it is not cook for another minute. Remove and keep aside.
- Place chickpeas in a bowl and lightly mash. Add the potatoes and all the ingredients ginger, green chili, red pepper, salt, black salt, black pepper, mango powder, sugar, roasted cumin powder, lemon juice, and cilantro mix it well.
- Let it sit for at least fifteen minutes or more, chickpeas and potatoes will absorbed the flavor of spices.
- Serve the aloo chana chat with side of tomatoes, fried green peppers and lemon wedges.
How to boil the chickpea
- Soak one cup of chickpeas for about eight hours or more, after soaking chick peas will be about 2-1/2 times. Drain the water, cooked the chickpeas in pressure cooker on high heat with 2 cups of water and no salt. After pressure cooker start steaming reduce the heat to low medium and cook for 10 minutes.
Notes
Serving suggestions
- Aloo chana chaat also makes a good lunch box meal.
- Serve this with tamarind chutney or cilantro chutney and you will have a new recipe.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Shubhi Jain
November 9, 2016 at 2:08 amThank you for Aloo Chana Chaat Recipe. It’s simple and can be prepared with ingredients available in Home.
Noorain
June 27, 2016 at 10:49 pmLovely, i knew the recipe but getting an idea sometimes is easy to refresh old recipes
Noorain
June 27, 2016 at 10:51 pmThank you for the lovy website.
Alboni
June 21, 2016 at 7:34 pmLooks amazing wow!!!
Manjula Jain
June 21, 2016 at 7:45 pmThank you,
Alboni
June 21, 2016 at 7:32 pmLooks amazing wow !!!
Amy Wilkins
June 21, 2016 at 7:45 amWhat is black salt, ma’am? I am unfamiliar. Also, is it a necessity? I have a sodium restricted diet.
Simran
June 21, 2016 at 7:20 amHi Manjula mam, i am a biggest fan of your recipes n i have tried so many recipes of yours n it turned exactly the same way u do. Thank you so much for sharing ur recipes with us.
Manjula Jain
June 21, 2016 at 11:47 pmSimran Thank I appreciate your comments
Rupali
April 20, 2016 at 7:52 amThis is very interesting recipe.. thank you for posting mam
monika
September 25, 2015 at 11:07 amhii
is ingredient quantity same for 6-8 person
Manjula Jain
September 25, 2015 at 11:18 amMonica, double the quantity
patsy
August 28, 2015 at 8:53 amI used a can of chickpeas but apart from that I followed the recipe & what an easy, glorious, result!!!
Puja Darshan
August 26, 2015 at 4:27 amOmg, my stomach just growled seeing these pics! Yummmm!!