Another session of Blogging Marathon has started and for this week I chose to cook the Indian restaurant menu card as theme and the menu is from Akbar restaurant.We need to cook a starter,Chinese menu and Rice/Indian bread for each day from the menu.
As I am a fan of chaat items,after seeing the menu I decided to make Channa Chaat which is a healthy and guilt free starter.Now to the recipe............
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Chick Peas/channa(cooked) | 1cup |
| Onion(finely chopped) | 3tbs |
| Tomato(finely chopped) | 2tbs |
| Potato(boiled,cubed) | 1/4cup |
| Green chutney | 11/2tsp |
| Sweet and sour chutney | 11/2tsp |
| Green Chilly(chopped) | 2nos. |
| Coriander leaves(chopped) | 2tbs |
| Papdis(crushed) | 3-4nos. |
| Thin sev | 2tsp |
| Chaat masal powder | 3/4tsp |
| Salt | 1/8tsp |
For Sweet and Sour Chutney/Katta mitta chutney/Imli chutney
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Thick Tamarind paste | 1/4cup |
| Jaggery/brown sugar | 3-4tbs |
| Red chilly powder | 1/2tsp |
| Roasted cumin powder | 1/2tsp |
| Cumin seeds/jeeragam | 1/2tsp |
| Garam masala powder | 1/4tsp |
| Dates/pericchai(finely choppedl) | 2nos. (optional) |
| Salt | 1/8tsp |
For the Green Chutney
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Coriander leaves(washed) | 1cup(tightly packed) |
| Mint leaves | 1/4cup |
| Green chilly | 6nos. |
| Lemon juice | 1tsp |
| Ginger/inji | 1/2 inch piece |
| Salt | 1/8tsp |
Method
For the sweet and sour chutney
- Mix all the ingredients in a pan and cook it in a medium flame until it reaches the thick consistency.
- Cool the chutney and store it in the refrigerator.
For the green chutney
- Put the ingredients given in a blender or mixie and grind it to fine paste with little water.
- Green chutney is ready.
Channa Chaat
- In a bowl put the chick peas,onion,tomato,potato,green chilly,chaat masala powder,green chutney,red chutney,salt and mix it well.
- Finally add the coriander leaves and papdis to it and give it a mix.
- Put it in a serving bowl and garnish it with thin sev.
- Serve it immediately.
Enjoy...........................................................................
- The chutney can be made in the microwave oven also,put everything in a microwave safe bowl and cook it for 7 minutes.
- The sweet and sour chutney has a long shelf life and stored in the refrigerator for 3 months.
- Sprinkle the sev just before serving.
- Adjust the amount of chutney according to personal preference.
- Pomegranate kernels and chopped raw mango can also used for extra tangy and rich taste.
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