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Chaat Tart

The famous north Indian street food chaat packed in a tart shell
Servings: 4

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

  • Tart shells
  • Red chilli powder
  • Boiled potatoes cut in cubes
  • Lightly crushed chickpeas
  • Chopped onions
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Green chutney
  • Tamarind chutney
  • Boondi
  • Nylon sev
  • Coriander leaves chopped

For the green chutney

  • 1 1/2 cups coriander leaves chopped
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp chaat masala
  • Salt to taste
  • 1-2 tsp water

For the red chutney

  • 1/2 cup seedless tamarind packed
  • 1/2 cup seedless dates packed
  • 1/2 cup powdered jaggery
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1/2 tsp red 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.