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Aloo chana chaat with homemade chaat masala and roasted cumin powder

South Asian cuisine · Curries With Bumbi · ♥ 1.1K likes · 89.1K views · 8 min video

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Aloo chana chaat with homemade chaat masala and roasted cumin powder, from the video Makes 3
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  • 1 tbsp black rock salt
  • 1 can canned chickpeas
▶ 0:17
  • 3 tbsp cumin seeds
Dry roast the cumin seeds over low heat without oil, stirring continuously, until slightly darker and aromatic; do not let them turn black. Cool and grind slightly coarse.
Dry roasting cumin for cumin powderToasting
▶ 1:29
  • 5 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 4 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp ajwain
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
Dry roast the coriander, cumin, ajwain and peppercorns over low heat, stirring, adding the salt partway, until light brown and aromatic; not too dark or they turn bitter.
Roasting the chaat masala spicesToasting
▶ 2:23
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 tbsp amchur powder
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
  • 1 tsp citric acid
Off the heat, add the amchur, black rock salt, Kashmiri chili powder and citric acid; mix and cool completely.
▶ 3:22
Grind to a fine powder, leave uncovered until no residual heat remains, and store airtight; refrigerate if no citric acid.
Amchur, black salt and storingGrinding
▶ 3:54
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1 whole large potato
  • ¼ tsp salt
Fry the boiled, peeled, small-cut potato in ghee over medium heat, stirring, until golden; add the salt once colored.
Frying the boiled potatoFryingRead
▶ 4:51
  • ½ cup plain unflavored yogurt
  • 1 tsp sugar
Stir the sugar into the yogurt until dissolved.
Sweet yogurt
▶ 5:10
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp green chutney
In a bowl, combine the potatoes, drained and rinsed chickpeas, salt, lemon juice, green chutney, tamarind date chutney and chaat masala; mix well.
Mixing the chaatDraining
▶ 5:47
  • 1 tbsp tamarind and date chutney
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • chopped cucumber
  • chopped tomato
  • finely chopped onion
  • roasted cumin seed powder
Plate and top with cucumber, tomato and onion, sweet yogurt, tamarind date chutney, green chutney, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala and cilantro.
▶ 6:33
  • chopped cilantro
  • tortilla chips and vegetable chips
  • fresh pomegranate seeds
  • chopped green chili
Add crushed tortilla chips and vegetable chips, more yogurt and chutneys, pomegranate seeds and green chili.
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