Samosa Chaat - recipe by Eliza submitted on 07-14-2009
Ingredients Samosas - 4
Boiled Peas - 1/2 cup (You can use white peas, chik peas, green peas, yellow peas or black channa)
Yogurt (Curd) - 1 cup (beaten with little salt and sugar)
Tamarind Chutney - as needed
Green Chutney - as needed
Roasted Cumin Powder - to sprinkle (app. 1/2 tsp)
Red Chilly Powder - to sprinkle (app. 1/4 tsp)
Chaat masala - to sprinkle (app. 1/2 tsp)
Onions - handful (finely chopped)
Tomato - handful (chopped)
Cilantro - 2 tblsp (finely chopped)
Sev and/or Bhoondhi - 1/2 cup  Method
1. The samosas should be crispy for the chaat to taste good. So put the samosas in the oven or fry in hot oil just for a minute if the samosas are not crispy enough.
2. Arrange a couple of samosas in a serving dish and smash it with your hands. You can also cut the samosas into 2-3 pieces with a knife.
3. Put some boiled peas along with the boiled water over the smashed samosas.
4. Top it with some chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, tamarind chutney and green chutney.
5. Pour the beaten yogurt over the top.
6. Sprinkle some red chilly powder, cumin powder and chaat masala over the yogurt.
7. Finally sprinkle sev and/or boondhi on top and serve immediately. Serve this as an appetizer or as an evening snack. Tips
- You can also add few drops of lemon juice on top.
- The amount of each ingredient can be varied as per individual taste. - You could use onions pakodas instead of samosas and make pakoda chaat. Post Your Comments
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