Chaat Ingredients

Even though the different chaat dishes have varied ingredients of the elements and sauces are common. Potato pieces, crispy fried bread, gram bean, chick peas and spices while the tangy flavor is usually imparted by the use of lemon, pomegranate seeds, Black salt, tamarind, and various chutneys. Yogurt is also commonly used in Chaat dishes. chaat masala the main ingredient in any chaat dish is a masala, or spice mix, typically consisting of amchoor (dried mango powder), cumin, black salt, coriander, dried ginger, salt, black pepper, and red pepper.

Chaats will not be chaats without these chutneys:

1. Green Chutney : Mint-Coriander-green chilly chutney
2. Sweet sour Chutney : Dates –Tamarind chutney
3. Red Chutney: Red chilly-Garlic chutney (optional chutney)

Other ingredients common to most of the Chaats are:

Onions –finely chopped
Tomatoes- finely chopped
Fresh coriander leaves - finely chopped
Raw green Mango –peeled and finely chopped
Potatoes boiled peeles and chopped
Lemon Juice
Sev

Mint-Coriander Chutney Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch fresh mint
• 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro)
• 6-8 cloves garlic
• 1" piece of ginger
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp lime juice

Preparation Process: 

• Cut off roots from both mint and coriander, peel garlic and ginger and remove stalks from green chillies. Wash all these ingredients thoroughly.
• Grind these and all the remaining ingredients into a smooth paste in a food processor.
• Chill and serve. 

Tamarind Chutney Recipe
 
Ingredients:

• 200 gm tamarind (remove seeds)
• 100 gm dates (pitted)
• 150 gm jaggery
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp fennel
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (roast and grind coarsely)
• 1 tsp salt
• Red chili powder as per taste

Preparation Process:

• Put the tamarind, dates, jaggery and water in a saucepan and cook on a medium flame till the dates and tamarind are soft.
• Turn off flame and allow the mixture to cool.
• Use a food processor or hand blender to blend mixture together into a smooth sauce.
• Put sauce back into the saucepan and onto a medium flame and add remaining spice ingredients.
• Bring the sauce to a boil and turn off.
• Allow to cool, then chill and serve.