Samosa chaat is a lip-smacking chaat made with samosa, chickpea curry, various chutneys and spices.

Samosa chaat

By Foodism Team

Nov, 7th

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Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
18 - 20

Ingredients

  • Cooked chickpeas 3 cup
  • Oil 3 tablespoons
  • Carom seeds 1/2 teaspoons
  • Medium sized onions 2 units
  • Medium sized tomatoes 3 units
  • Green chillies 2 units
  • Ginger garlic paste 2 teaspoons
  • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoons
  • Red chilli powder 1/4 teaspoons
  • Coriander powder 1 teaspoons
  • Chana masala powder 1 teaspoons
  • Aamchur powder 1 teaspoons
  • Samosa 5-6 units
  • Tamarind chutney 1/4 cup
  • Chilli garlic chutney 1 tablespoons
  • Coriander mint chutney 1/4 cup
  • Sev as per taste
  • Coriander leaves 1/4 cup
  • Lemon juice as per taste
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions

  • Soak 1 cup dried chickpeas in enough water for 7 to 8 hours or overnight.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons oil in pressure cooker. Add ½ teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain) and let them splutter then add ⅔ cup chopped onions and sauté them till they turn translucent.
  • Next add 2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste. Sauté till the raw aroma of both ginger-garlic goes away.
  • Add 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes. Mix well.
  • Next add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon red chili powder and 1 teaspoon coriander powder. Mix very well.
  • Saute this onion-tomato masala till the tomatoes soften and become pulpy. You will also see some oil releasing from the sides of the masala paste.
  • Then add 2 to 3 green chilies (slit) and the chickpeas. Mix very well with the masala and add salt as per taste.
  • Pressure cook for 12 to 14 minutes on medium flame. Mash a few chickpeas so as to thicken the gravy & add 1 tsp chana masala powder & 1 tsp dry mango powder. Mix very well
  • Take the samosas and the chutneys. Warm the samosas.
  • In a serving plate, add the hot chana masala.
  • Break or smash samosa and put it on top of the chana masala layer.
  • Top with some green chutney, some red chili garlic chutney and some sweet tamarind dates chutney
  • You can add the sweet and spicy chutney less or more and as per your taste..
  • Now add some chopped onions. Sprinkle some chaat masala powder and some coriander leaves. Drizzle with some lemon juice.
  • Serve samosa chaat immediately. prepare remaining servings of the samosa chaat this way.