A Karnataka special chaat eaten hot .
Ingredients
Dried peas ( vatana ) – 250 gms soaked for 8 hrs
Potatoes – 2
Onion- 1
Tomato -1
Green chillies -2-3
Coriander leaves – a small bunch
Mint leaves ( pudina)- a little
Cinnamon- a small stick
Cloves- 2-3
Saunf – 1 tsp
Jeera – 1 tsp
Red chili powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder -1/2 tsp
Chaat masala powder- 2 tsp
Method
Cook the soaked peas and potatoes in a pressure cooker with some turmeric powder and mash them lightly.
Take 2 teaspoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the sliced onions till slightly brown then add the cloves, cinnamon stick, saunf ,tomato, green chillies and fry for a few minutes.
Once it is cool grind it along with 2 tablespoons of the cooked peas , some coriander leaves and mint leaves. Now take a teaspoon or two of oil in the pan and add cumin seeds then add the ground paste and cook for a few minutes.
Now add the red chilli powder and coriander powder and then the mashed peas and potatoes. Add salt to taste. Add some water to get a slightly watery consistency and cook for about ten minutes on low flame. Now add the garam masala and chaat masala to it and mix well and remove from the flame.
To assemble the chaat
Ingredients needed
Above peas and potato gravy hot
Chopped onions,
Chopped tomatoes
Grated carrots
Coriander leaves
Sev
Sweet chutney
Green chutney
Puris which are used for making pani puri
Method
Crush some puris on a serving plate and pour the peas gravy on it. Now add the remaining ingredients as a topping and serve hot.
By Meera Sridhar
Simple home cooking 