The famous north Indian street food chaat packed in a tart shell
Servings: 4
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
Tart shells
Red chilli powder
Boiled potatoescut in cubes
Lightly crushed chickpeas
Chopped onions
Chopped tomatoes
Green chutney
Tamarind chutney
Boondi
Nylon sev
Coriander leaves chopped
For the green chutney
1 1/2cupscoriander leaves chopped
2green chillies
1/2inchginger
1/2tspcumin powder
1/2tspchaat masala
Salt to taste
1-2tspwater
For the red chutney
1/2cupseedless tamarindpacked
1/2cupseedless datespacked
1/2cuppowdered jaggery
2cupswater
1/2tspcumin powder
1/2tspcoriander powder
1/2tspginger powder
1/2tspred chilli powder
Black salt to taste
Instructions
DIRECTIONS
To make the green chutney
Grind everything to a smooth paste.
To make red chutney
In a pan, place the tamarind, dates and water
Cook for 8-10 minutes till they turn soft.
Add jaggery and cook till dissolved. Let the chutney get thick.
Add in the spice powders.
Simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add salt.
Remove from heat and let it cool.
Grind this mixture till smooth, add little water while grinding.
Strain it.
Assembly
In the tart shell first add in little red chilli powder, then potatoes, chickpeas, onions, tomatoes, two chutneys, boondi, sev and finally coriander leaves.
Notes
Notes: * You can add whatever filling you like. Add green mangoes, chaat masala, youghurt etc. * I used masala boondi. * Assemble the tart only right before you eat. Or else the tart shell will get soggy.