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Chana Chaat

Name: Chana Chaat
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 400g Chickpeas (canned); 2 Potato; 1/2 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Chili pepper; 2 tbsp Tamarind paste; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Chili powder; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Cilantro

Snack

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chickpeas, potato, onion, and tomato tossed with spices and tamarind — a Pakistani street snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chana chaat is a sweet, sour, and spicy snack sold at Pakistani street stalls: boiled chickpeas and potatoes are combined with onion, tomato, green chili, chaat masala, and tamarind sauce. It's also an essential dish at iftar, the meal after sunset during Ramadan.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Lahore street on a Ramadan evening, chickpeas are tossed quickly in a big bowl at a stall and handed over in paper bowls.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chickpeas (canned) 400g
Potato 2
Onion 1/2
Tomato 1
Chili pepper 1
Tamarind paste 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cilantro A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the potato, peel, and cut into 1.5cm cubes.
Mix the tamarind paste with sugar and 2 tbsp water to make a sauce.
Finely chop the onion, tomato, and chili.
Put the chickpeas, potato, and vegetables in a bowl and toss with the spices, salt, and lemon juice.
Plate, drizzle with the tamarind sauce, and scatter with chopped cilantro.

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