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Chickpea-Potato Chaat

Chickpea potato chaat on a platter.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton
  • Active Time

    15 minutes

  • Total Time

    30 minutes

This chaat recipe is the perfectlow-cookoption for hot days. Canned chickpeas and simmered potatoes are tossed with a quick cilantro-mint chutney, tamarind chutney, and yogurt and topped with chiles, onions, tomatoes, and chaat masala. The result is a sweet, salty, tangy, and creamy dish that hits all the right notes in every bite. It's hearty enough to move from side to center stage as a summer main. The key is to make all the components first and toss together just before serving.

Ingredients

6 Servings

Potatoes

1 lb. baby potatoes
Kosher salt

Tamarind Chutney

1 cup tamarind concentrate (such asCockorWangderm)
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt
½ tsp. cayenne pepper
½ tsp. cumin seeds, crushed

Green Chutney

1 bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped (stems and leaves)
1 bunch mint, leaves picked, stems discarded
Juice of 2 limes
1 small serrano chile or green Thai chile, stem removed
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt

Yogurt and assembly

Juice of ½ lime
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
2 Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt
2 (15-oz.) cans chickpeas, rinsed
1 large serrano chile, thinly sliced
1 large tomato, finely chopped
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup coarsely chopped cilantro, plus sprigs for serving
2 tsp. chaat masala, plus more for serving
Sev (such asGarvi Gujarat, for serving)
  1. Potatoes

    Step 1

    Place potatoes in a medium pot and pour in cold water to cover by 1"; season generously with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, 15–18 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly, then halve potatoes. Transfer to a large bowl and chill until ready to use.

  2. Tamarind Chutney

    Step 2

    Whisk tamarind concentrate, sugar, salt, cayenne, and cumin seeds in another small bowl until combined and sugar is dissolved.

  3. Green chutney

    Step 3

    Purée cilantro, mint, lime juice, chile, cumin seeds, salt, and ¼ cup water in a blender until smooth.

  4. Yogurt and assembly

    Step 4

    Whisk lime juice, yogurt, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until combined and sugar is dissolved.

    Step 5

    Add chickpeas, half of chile, ½ cup tomato, ½ cup red onion, ¼ cup cilantro, 2 tsp. chaat masala, ½ cup yogurt mixture, ½ cup tamarind chutney, and ½ cup green chutney to potatoes and toss to combine.

    Step 6

    Transfer chaat to a platter and drizzle 2 Tbsp. yogurt mixture, 2 Tbsp. tamarind chutney, and 2 Tbsp. green chutney over. Sprinkle with a pinch of chaat masala and top with sev and remaining chile, tomato, and red onion as desired. Scatter a few cilantro sprigs on top and serve with remaining yogurt and chutneys alongside.

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  • What is Garvi and Sev?

    • Charlene

    • California

    • 11/20/2021

  • In India we toss the potatoes, chickpeas, onions with salt, cayenne pepper and chaat masala, and place them on individual plates. Then cover them with yogurt mix and drizzle the two chutneys one by one on top. Garnish with some chopped onion, sev and a few cilantro leaves. I've tried mixing the yogurt and the chutneys as in your recipe but didn't much like the result. Apart from this I like the recipe.

    • wrenu

    • India

    • 8/17/2021

  • I really loved this! The levels of flavor as spectacular! I did have quite a bit of extra "sauce" from all the chutneys and yogurt. I'm so happy that this will be my lunch for the next few days!

    • amyshep

    • Olympia, WA

    • 8/14/2021

  • 这是非常美味的但我不确定有enough payoff for all the prep work to make it again. I used very fresh farmers market ingredients except for the Chickpeas of course which I crisped up in the oven after tossing with some olive oil, Garam Masala, and S&P. For the crispy topping I used fried lotus root! I think there must be a better use of the ingredients and my time.

    • organicfoodie

    • Santa Monica, CA

    • 7/22/2021

  • I'm curious. Why you use the Garvi ? With the potato do you still need it ? Maybe I'm just familar with the Indian cuisine. I am Irish after all. Just want to do justice to the recipe. Thanks, Debra

    • rodriguezdebra2539963

    • La Jolla, California

    • 7/21/2021

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