Aloo Chana Chaat | Vegan Chickpea Potato Salad | Chatpata Aloo Chat
Aloo Chana Chaat or Potato Chickpea Salad is a sweet, spicy and tangy - all in one Indian chaat recipe that can be served as a starter or even had as an evening snack. One of the best dishes that you can make this Diwali, Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Servings: 8
Calories: 167kcal
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 3 Medium sized potatoes, cubed
- 2 cups Chole or Chickpeas, boiled and drained
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 Tomatoes chopped
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves or Cilantro
- 1 ½ teaspoon Chaat Masala
- 1 ½ tablespoon Lemon juice
- Chile powder as needed
- Salt, to taste
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind
- 1 ½ tablespoon Brown sugar or jaggery
- ½ teaspoon Chaat Masala
- Sev, for garnish
Instructions
Step I (Prepare Tamarind chutney or Sauce)
- Soak tamarind in around ½ cup of hot water for an hour and then squeeze out the juice from tamarind. Discard the fibrous pulp.1 tablespoon Tamarind
- To this tamarind water, add salt, brown sugar or jaggery, chaat masala and mix. Bring this to a boil for 4 to 5 minutes or till it thickens.Salt, to taste, 1 ½ tablespoon Brown sugar or jaggery, ½ teaspoon Chaat Masala
Step II
- I like cripsy potatoes for the chaat. So I have deep fried them in oil. For a healthy version you can simply use boiled potatoes.3 Medium sized potatoes, cubed
- For additional crunch, after frying potatoes, I have fried around 4 tablespoon of boiled/canned chickpeas. (this is totally optional, you can skip this)2 cups Chole or Chickpeas, boiled and drained
Step III
- In a large bowl, add boiled chickpeas, red onion, tomatoes, coriander leaves, chaat masala, lemon juice, salt to taste, chile powder, tamarind chutney and toss till combined.1 Onion chopped, 2 Tomatoes chopped, ¼ cup Coriander leaves or Cilantro, 1 ½ teaspoon Chaat Masala, 1 ½ tablespoon Lemon juice, Chile powder
- Finally add the fried potatoes and mix well.
- Transfer this to serving bowl. Garnish it with sev, fried chickpeas.Sev, for garnish
- Aloo Chana Chaat or Potato Chickpea Salad is ready. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- A very flexible recipe. You can vary the amount of spices, chutney and ingredients as per your taste. This is how we love it!
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg