Chole Chaat (Spicy Chickpeas)
March 15th, 2010 filed under Appetizers, Chaat, Vegan
Chole chaat makes a great snack for people who enjoy spicy food. This is a very easy recipe to prepare, and quite an aromatic dish.
Recipe serves 4.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chickpeas (Garbanzo beans, Kabuli chana)
- 1 medium size boiled potato
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/4 cup gram flour (besan)
- 1 tablespoon finely grater ginger
- 1 seeded minced green chili adjust to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon black salt (kala namak)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder*
- 1 teaspoon mango powder
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Garnish
- 2 tablespoon Ginger relish
- Few slices of lemon
- 8 roma lettuce leaves
Method
- Peel and cut the boiled potato into ¼ inch cubes. Set aside.
- Wash chickpeas and soak in 4 cups of water for at least 8 hours. Chickpeas will increase in volume by 2½ times, after soaking.
- Drain the water and wash the chickpeas.
- In a pressure cooker add chickpeas with four cups of water. Cook on medium high heat. As pressure cooker starts steaming turn the heat down to medium, and cook for another 8 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and wait until steam has stopped before opening the pressure cooker. Chickpeas should be soft and tender.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add the gram flour (besan) and stir fry for 1-2 minutes until until the color changes to golden brown.
- Add grated ginger and minced green chili, stir for a few seconds. Add the chickpeas to the gram flour.
- Add salt, black salt, black pepper, roasted cumin seed powder, and mango powder. Lightly mash chickpeas while mixing in the spices.
- Cook on low heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Add potatoes, garam masala and lemon juice. Mix gently.
- Before serving, let the chickpeas sit at least half an hour to absorb all the flavors. The gravy, too will thicken as it cools.
Serving Suggestions
- Chole chaat should be served warm.
- Garnished the chole chaat with ginger relish, and/or with slices of lemon.
- Serve chole chaat as a lettuce wrap using roma lettuce leaves. It provides a nice crunch to the chaat, while making for a beautiful presentation.
Tips
For an easier and quicker recipe, you may substitute with canned chickpeas.
*The roasted cumin seed powder is prepared by dry roasting whole cumin seeds, followed by grinding to a powder form.
hi ,aunty
this dsh was great,n the vdeo was also good, keep addin taste to our lives,thank u
dear manjula ji…
really truly love all your easy recipes….can you pls show the recipes for soya( nutri nuggets) biriyani and veg indo chinese noodles recipe
Hi Manjula,
Thank you for this delicious recipe. I have made it 3 times already (without the potato) and it is great! It is even delicous served cold over a bed of romaine lettuce with lemon juice squeezed on top. Simple yet very satisfying. Thank you!
Tina
hello aunty…
your recipies are really nice , something new and innovative.
thankx for the recipes.
Hullo Manjulaji,
What is the make of the pressure cooker you have used? I saw that it did not have the rubber gasket which seals in the steam.
Hello Babu,
The brand is Fagor. I have been using it for the last 2 years and would highly recommend it. If you can get containers for pressure cooker from India, it makes it even more useful.
Cheers,
Anamika
hello aunty,I have been watching your site from 2years almost.I have learnt many recipes from ur kitchen.thanks a lot.this recipe is really gud to serve for the special guests.I’m from jakartha.
hi aunty! I’m from italy,and love you recipes.tank you tank you tank you for all vegan in italy
I would like to know where did you get that cooking sauspan from ? Is it alluminum or stain less steel….Thank You
Hello Manjulaji …..Do you use ‘roasted’ cumin seed powder for this recipe?
and also where can i buy the black salt here in US.
Hi Vidya, The recipe states “roasted cumin powder” (bhuna jeera).
Black salt is easily found in Indian grocery stores here in the US. American grocery stores don’t carry it and won’t know what you are asking for.
lovely recipe..nice video