Chana Chaat
A tangy, crunchy street-style chickpea salad tossed with onion, tomato, green chili and chaat masala, then crowned with yogurt and chutneys. Fifteen minutes, no cooking, big flavor.
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Ingredients
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Steps
Toss the base
In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, onion, tomato, cucumber and chili. Sprinkle with 1 tsp of the and all the cumin, squeeze over the lemon juice, add salt to taste and toss well to coat.
- 2 × 400g cans chickpeas
- 1 small red onion
- 1 tomato
- ½ cucumber
- 1 green chili
- 1 tsp
- ½ tsp roasted ground cumin
- 1 lemon lemon juice
- to taste salt
✅ Done when: chickpeas are evenly coated with lemon juice and spices
Let it mingle
Leave the bowl at room temperature for 5 minutes so the chickpeas soak up the lemon juice and spices.
- all chickpea mixture (from step 1)
✅ Done when: chickpeas smell fragrant and liquid has mostly been absorbed
Layer and serve
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Toss the base
In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, onion, tomato, cucumber and chili. Sprinkle with 1 tsp of the and all the cumin, squeeze over the lemon juice, add salt to taste and toss well to coat.
- 2 × 400g cans chickpeas
- 1 small red onion
- 1 tomato
- ½ cucumber
- 1 green chili
- 1 tsp
- ½ tsp roasted ground cumin
- 1 lemon lemon juice
- to taste salt
✅ Done when: chickpeas are evenly coated with lemon juice and spices
Let it mingle
Leave the bowl at room temperature for 5 minutes so the chickpeas soak up the lemon juice and spices.
- all chickpea mixture (from step 1)
✅ Done when: chickpeas smell fragrant and liquid has mostly been absorbed
Layer and serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
'Chaat' comes from the Hindi word for 'to lick' — as in licking your fingers. It describes a whole family of snacks built on contrasts: crunchy and soft, sweet and sour, cool yogurt and hot spice.
Chana chaat is one of the simplest and most popular, sold by vendors who toss each portion to order in a steel bowl.
⭐ Why It's Famous
High in protein and fibre and ready in minutes, chana chaat is street food that doubles as a healthy lunch.
💡 Fun Fact
Chaat masala gets its distinctive sulphurous tang from kala namak, a volcanic black salt.
North India
26.85°N, 80.95°E
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