black chana chaat recipe | kala chana chaat | black chickpeas chaat with detailed photo and video recipe. a simple and easy chaat recipe made with black chickpeas and other chaat ingredients. the recipe is ideal for all age groups and is quite often served as salad recipe during fasting and vrat season. moreover, it is an ideal snack for all the occasion, particularly as an evening snack with a cup of tea or coffee.
as i mentioned previously, the recipe of black chana chaat can also be served as a fasting or vrat recipe too. having said that you may have to cut down with the ingredients added as part of this recipe. particularly onions and the deep fried items like spicy sev or mixture added to it. in addition to that, you may skip on the spicy chutney added to it. having said that adding or skipping this chutney is controversial and i would leave it entirely up to you. anyway, the main reason for serving it during the fast is due to the fact of nutrients black chickpeas contains. moreover, the boiled chickpeas with a hint of salt taste great when served as it is. but it is completely up to you how you would serve this and on what occasion.
furthermore, i would like to add some tips, suggestions, and variations for a lip-smacking black chana chaat recipe. firstly, the chaat recipes are completely open-ended and you can experiment it with your desired ingredients. as a matter of fact, you can spice it up with a combination of ragda and spicy sev to make it street style. secondly, you can pre-cook the black chickpeas peas and make these chaat recipes whenever you require it. it does not take much time to assemble and mix it. lastly, you can make a variation to the chaat by adding different types of chickpeas. you can add white chickpeas, green and even black-eyed peas chaat too.
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black chana chaat recipe | kala chana chaat | black chickpeas chaat
Ingredients
for pressure cooking:
- 1 cup kala chana / black chickpea, soaked overnight
- ¾ tsp salt
- 3 cup water
other ingredients:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 chilli, slit
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp green chutney
- 1 tbsp tamarind chutney
- 2 tbsp curd / yogurt
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato, chopped
- 1 potato / aloo, boiled & cubed
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp mint / pudina, finely chopped
for topping:
- 1 tbsp curd / yogurt
- 1 tsp tamarind chutney
- 1 tsp green chutney
- 2 tsp onion, finely chopped
- 2 tsp tomato, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp sev
- 1 tsp coriander, finely chopped
Instructions
- firstly, in a pressure cooker take 1 cup soaked kala chana. make sure to soak 1 cup black chickpea overnight.
- add ¾ tsp salt and 3 cup water.
- pressure cook for 8 whistels or until chana is cooked well.
- drain off the water and keep aside.
- in a kadai heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 chilli till it turns aromatic.
- add in cooked chana and continue to saute for 2 minutes.
- keeping the flame on low and add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp aamchur, ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼ tsp cumin powder and ½ tsp salt.
- saute on low flame until spices turn aromatic.
- further mash off couple of chana to have good texture.
- transfer the spiced kala chana to a bowl.
- add 1 tbsp green chutney, 1 tbsp tamarind chutney and 2 tbsp curd. mix well.
- further add ½ onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 1 potato, 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tbsp mint.
- mix well making sure everything is combined well.
- plate the black chickpea over the plate.
- top with 1 tbsp curd, 1 tsp tamarind chutney, 1 tsp green chutney.
- also add 2 tsp onion, 2 tsp tomato, 3 tbsp sev and 1 tsp coriander.
- finally, kala chana chat or black chickpea chaat is ready to serve.
how to make kala chana chaat with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a pressure cooker take 1 cup soaked kala chana. make sure to soak 1 cup black chickpea overnight.
- add ¾ tsp salt and 3 cup water.
- pressure cook for 8 whistles or until chana is cooked well.
- drain off the water and keep aside.
- in a kadai heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 chilli till it turns aromatic.
- add in cooked chana and continue to saute for 2 minutes.
- keeping the flame on low and add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp aamchur, ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼ tsp cumin powder, and ½ tsp salt.
- saute on low flame until spices turn aromatic.
- further, mash off a couple of chana to have a good texture.
- transfer the spiced kala chana to a bowl.
- add 1 tbsp green chutney, 1 tbsp tamarind chutney, and 2 tbsp curd. mix well.
- further add ½ onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 1 potato, 2 tbsp coriander, and 2 tbsp mint.
- mix well making sure everything is combined well.
- plate the black chickpea over the plate.
- top with 1 tbsp curd, 1 tsp tamarind chutney, 1 tsp green chutney.
- also add 2 tsp onion, 2 tsp tomato, 3 tbsp sev and 1 tsp coriander.
- finally, kala chana chat or black chickpea chaat is ready to serve.
notes:
- firstly, make sure to soak chana well else it will not cook.
- also, roasting kala chana with spices makes flavourful.
- additionally, adding curd gives the sourness to chaat.
- finally, kala chana chat or black chickpea chaat recipe is healthy and nutritious.