Samosa Chaat Recipe Quick And Easy

Chaat is a delicious Indian street food and is a way of life in India. Dishes such as Pani Puri, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Papdi Chaat, Ragda Patties, Dahi Puri, Sweet Potato Chaat and Bhel Puri are always on rotation! We make sure to prepare extra khaman or dhokla for this ultimate leftover Khaman Dhokla Chaat. Traditional samosa chaat is prepared with chana masala and is known as Samosa Chole Chaat. It is a popular street food sold by street vendors in the Indian subcontinent. This recipe follows short cuts to make the overall prep simpler but still you get delicious samosa chaat. The chickpeas are lightly spiced instead of making a chickpea curry from scratch. It is one of my favorite ways to enjoy samosas!

Why you will love this recipe

Suitable for vegetarians and easy to make vegan Great way to use up leftover samosas Prepare a very popular Indian street food in your own home Great party appetizer or savory snack

Ingredients for Samosa Chaat

Samosas – you can use homemade samosa or store-bought samosas. Deep fried samosa work well. I used air fryer samosas that were cooked from frozen rather than deep fry. Spiced chick peas – Instead of making a punjabi chole curry, make these quick spiced chickpeas that are full of flavour. You need red chili powder, ground cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice (or mango powder) I have used pre-cooked instant pot pressure cooker chickpeas but you can use tinned also. Chutneys: you need a trio of tangy chutneys for chaat, they are the star of the recipe – brown chutney, green chutney and red chutney. Sweet tamarind chutney (imli chutney), Mint Cilantro chutney, Red garlic chutney Red onions Nylon sev or thin sev Fresh coriander / fresh cilantro Pomegranate seeds Plain yogurt – Homemade yogurt or store bought yogurt, both works fine. Chaat masala powder – the black salt in chaat masala Optional: Follow this chole masala recipe if you want to prepare the traditional way The red and green chutneys (cilantro-mint chutney) are both spicy chutneys so leave out For spicy samosa chaat, top with chopped fresh green chilli

Tips

Use fresh ingredients where possible. If serving for parties or get-togethers, you can prepare in advance but only assemble prior to serving Try to use milder plain full fat yogurt as low fat sour yogurt will not taste as good. Add a teaspoon of sugar in yogurt if your yogurt is sour. Go easy on the red chutney if you can not tolarate spicy food.

How to make Samosa Chaat

Cook your samosas based on packet instructions or until golden brown. You may want to prepare your own fresh samosas. Prepare the spiced chickpeas: In a bowl, toss cooked chickpeas, oil and the spices. Heat a frying pan on medium heat and cook the chickpeas for a few minutes or until they brown slightly. Or add oil and chickpeas and spices directly in to the pan. Alternatively, prepare your favourite chole recipe to turn this into a chole samosa chaat recipe. Next, you can assemble the chaat. Break the samosa into small pieces and top with the chickpeas and yogurt. Sprinkle little chaat masala on top. Spoon over the sweet chutney, coriander chutney and red chutney. I like to sprinkle a very tiny amount of chaat masala on every layer of chaat. Then add generous amount of nylon sev. Add the chopped onions, pomegranate arils and coriander leaves. Sprinkle chaat masala and any extra garnishes that like with your chaat Serve immediately.

Serving

Usually Samosa Chaat is an afternoon tea time snack. You can serve it alongside a drink such as a cup of Masala Chai or Karak Chai. I like mine with plenty of lassi such as Mango Lassi or this Rose Lassi in the summertime. Pineapple juice is another great alternative or iced coffee with ice cream.

Storage

Store leftovers separately where possible. Keep the samosas in an airtight container and eat within 2 days. The chutneys can be frozen, or stored in the small jars or containers and kept in the fridge for a couple of days. As always if you make this recipe, be sure to leave me a comment, rate this recipe and tag me on Instagram @jcookingodyssey or #jcookingodyssey. I love seeing all your photos of my recipe recreations! Don’t forget to follow me on social media using the buttons below – I can’t wait to see you all there!

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