Aloo chana chaat is a North Indian snack made of potatoes, chickpeas and green chutney. This healthy dish is rich in fibre, and it is the perfect fit for you if you often crave tangy, spicy chatpata stuff.
The recipe is easy to prepare, simply mixing a host of ingredients together. It is a great option for a tea-time snack or a salad, with its sweet and green chutneys forming an important part of flavor enhancement.
Health Benefits
88% of the carbohydrates found in potatoes is starch. Starch provides instant energy and help with day-to-day functioning of the body. Potatoes also contain considerable amounts of vitamins C and B6.
Chickpeas are high in calories and protein. One serving of chickpeas provides 270 calories and 14.5 gm of protein. Chickpeas when eaten whole (with the skins intact) also serve as laxatives due to the high content of dietary fibre found in the skins. Chickpeas also contain a whopping 84% of manganese, 71% folate, 28% phosphorous, 29% copper, and 17% zinc. Chickpeas are very low in fat, which accounts for only 4% of the total nutritional composition.
Ingredients
boiled chickpeas: 2 cups
medium-sized tomatoes—chopped: 2
green chilies—minced: 2
Garlic paste: ½ tsp
chaat masala: 1 tsp
green chutney: 2 tbsp
salt: 3 pinches
sweet tamarind sauce: 2 tbsp
pomegranate seeds: ½ cup
medium-sized potatoes—boiled: 6
medium-sized onions—finely chopped: 2
ginger paste: ½ tsp
sev: ½ cup
A handful of chopped coriander leaves
crushed paani puris: 5 tbsp
vegetable oil: 3 tsp
How To Make Aloo Chana Chaat
- Heat oil in a frying pan over medium flame, sauté the onions, green chilies, tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste for about 2 minutes.
- Stir in boiled chana, pomegranate seeds, salt, chaat masala, potatoes, green chutney, and sweet chutney.
- Transfer your mix into a serving bowl, and garnish with coriander leaves, crushed puris and sev and dig in!!
Trivia
Cultivation of chickpeas can help break the disease cycle in wheat and barley crops! Chickpeas also help restore depleted soil with essential nutrients required for plant growth.
Although chickpeas is native to the Middle East, India is the largest producer of the crop