Samosa Chaat is a style ofIndian chaat recipes that is prepared with crispy samosa, chickpea curry, chaat chutney and fine sev. In this easy Samosa Chaat recipe, I have prepared spiced chickpeas instead of chole for a quick appetizer that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
Chaat is a delicious Indian street food and is a way of life in India. Dishes such as Pani Puri, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Papdi Chaat, Ragda Patties, Dahi Puri, Sweet Potato Chaat and Bhel Puri are always on rotation!
We make sure to prepare extra khaman or dhokla for this ultimate leftover Khaman Dhokla Chaat.
Traditional samosa chaat is prepared with chana masala and is known as Samosa Chole Chaat. It is a popular street food sold by street vendors in the Indian subcontinent.
This recipe follows short cuts to make the overall prep simpler but still you get delicious samosa chaat. The chickpeas are lightly spiced instead of making a chickpea curry from scratch.
It is one of my favorite ways to enjoy samosas alongside this Puff Pastry Samosa Tarte au Soleil.
Ingredients for Samosa Chaat
Samosas - you can use homemade samosa or store-bought samosas. Deep fried samosa work well. I used air fryer samosas that were cooked from frozen rather than deep fry.
Spiced chick peas - Instead of making a punjabi chole curry, make these quick spiced chickpeas that are full of flavour. You need red chili powder, ground cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice (or mango powder)
I have used pre-cooked instant pot pressure cooker chickpeas but you can use tinned also.
Chutneys: you need a trio of tangy chutneys for chaat, they are the star of the recipe - brown chutney, green chutney and red chutney.
Sweet tamarind chutney (imli chutney), Mint Cilantro chutney, Red garlic chutney
Red onions
Nylon sev or thin sev
Fresh coriander / fresh cilantro
Pomegranate seeds
Plain yogurt - Homemade yogurt or store bought yogurt, both works fine.
Chaat masala powder - the black salt in chaat masala
Optional:
Follow this chole masala recipe if you want to prepare the traditional way.
The red and green chutneys (cilantro-mint chutney) are both spicy chutneys so leave out.
For spicy samosa chaat, top with chopped fresh green chilli.
Tips
Use fresh ingredients where possible.
If serving for parties or get-togethers, you can prepare in advance but only assemble prior to serving
Try to use milder plain full fat yogurt as low fat sour yogurt will not taste as good.
Add a teaspoon of sugar in yogurt if your yogurt is sour.
Go easy on the red chutney if you can not tolarate spicy food.
How to make Samosa Chaat
Cook your samosas based on packet instructions or until golden brown. You may want to prepare your own fresh samosas.
Prepare the spiced chickpeas:
In a bowl, toss cooked chickpeas, oil and the spices. Heat a frying pan on medium heat and cook the chickpeas for a few minutes or until they brown slightly. Or add oil and chickpeas and spices directly in to the pan.
Alternatively, prepare your favourite chole recipe to turn this into a chole samosa chaat recipe.
Next, you can assemble the chaat.
Break the samosa into small pieces and top with the chickpeas and yogurt. Sprinkle little chaat masala on top.
Spoon over the sweet chutney, coriander chutney and red chutney. I like to sprinkle a very tiny amount of chaat masala on every layer of chaat.
Then add generous amount of nylon sev.
Add the chopped onions, pomegranate arils and coriander leaves.
Sprinkle chaat masala and any extra garnishes that like with your chaat
Serve immediately.
Serving
Usually Samosa Chaat is an afternoon tea time snack. You can serve it alongside a drink such as a cup of Masala Chai or Karak Chai.
I like mine with plenty of lassi such as Mango Lassi or this Rose Lassi in the summertime.
Pineapple juice is another great alternative or iced coffee with ice cream.
Storage
Store leftovers separately where possible. Keep the samosas in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.
The chutneys can be frozen, or stored in the small jars or containers and kept in the fridge for a couple of days.
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Other Indian Street Food Recipes
Samosa Chaat Recipe (quick and easy)
Ingredients
- 3 samosas air fried
- 2 cup chickpeas boiled/cooked
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chili powder red
- 1 teaspoon coriander and cumin ground
- ½ teaspoon mango powder amchoor powder
Toppings
- 1 cup yogurt beaten
- 1 cup brown chutney sweet tamarind sauce
- ½ cup green chutney mint and coriander
- ¼ cup red chutney garlic and red chili
- 1 cup sev nylon
- ¼ cup red onion finely chopped
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- ¼ cup cilantro coriander chopped
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
Instructions
Prepare Spiced Chickpeas
- In a frying pan heat 1 teaspoon oil
- Add 2 cup chickpeas
- Then add ¼ teaspoon garam masala, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon coriander , ½ teaspoon mango powder and salt.
- Mix well and cook for a minute or so.
- Leave it aside for later use.
Assemble the quick samosa chaat
- Break the 3 samosas into small pieces in a plate. You can either use an individual plate or use a big tray.
- Top with the cooked spiced chickpeas.
- Pour 1 cup yogurt on chickpeas and samosas.
- Sprinkle little 1 teaspoon chaat masala on top. (not all of it)
- Spoon over three chutneys (not all of it)1 cup brown chutney, ½ cup green chutney and ¼ cup red chutney
- Generously add 1 cup sev
- Then top it up with ¼ cup red onion and ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- Sprinkle ¼ cup cilantro and chaat masala (and more chutneys if you wish)
- Serve straight away.
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Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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