Chaat (Chickpeas and potatoes with tamarind and crunchy chips)

If you can’t travel to India for their delicious vegetarian Indian street food, make your own refreshing and tangy savoury snack.  Chana (chickpea) chat is a flavourful chickpea salad with potatoes, red onions, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, yogurt and a drizzle of tamarind chutney. You can add more crunch with samosa chips, cassava chips, peanuts, indian chewdo or sev. I love samosa chips as they keep their crunch and don’t get soggy.

Ingredients:

Serves 3-4

2 large russet potatoes boiled with skin on and diced in 1/2 inch cubes

1 cup chickpeas (I used canned)

1/2 cup red onion finely chopped 

1/2 cup tomatoes finely chopped 

3/4 cup cilantro finely chopped 

1/2 cup green onion chopped 

1/4 cup tamarind chutney 

1/4 cup green chutney ( optional)

1/4 cup plant-based yogurt

2 -3 cups samosa chips

1 1/2 tbsp chat masala

Juice of half a lemon 

1/4 cup pomegranate seeds.

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix chickpeas, boiled potatoes, chat masala and lemon juice. Stir in the red onions, green onions, half the cilantro and tomatoes. 

Serve in bowls layering samosa chips at the bottom then add chickpea/ potato mixture. Drizzle yogurt and tamarind chutney then finish with pomegranate seeds, rest of cilantro and if you want more crunch, add more samosa chips. Enjoy with masala chai !!