How to make Chutneys for Chaat-Chaat Chutney recipe-Kalimirchbysmita

Chaat would never had attained its phenomenal status in the Indian culinary landscape if not for these three chutneys. Take out these 3 additions from the recipe and the iconic Chaat loses all its charm. In essence, Chaat owes much of its success to these 3 sweet and tangy, zesty, delectable, full of flavors chutneys (I often fall short of adjectives in my pursuit of describing chutneys in an apt way)

In the mid of monsoons, I have been craving for fried, hot, sweet, tangy and sour, in short dishes that are an interesting medley of flavors. What could be a better potpourri of flavors than Chat. We all love to tingle our taste buds with a wide array of chat dishes ranging from Pani Puri, Sev Batata Puri, Ragda Pattice, Mexican Chat, Aloo Tokri Chaat and tons of other such items dished on several food carts throughout the city. However, an issue that has always bothered many of us and often stopped us from consuming chats is the dismal standards of hygiene practiced by these Chatwalas (chat vendors). The pathetic conditions in which these Chats are made can often make you sick and trust me on this. I have been a firsthand victim of eating Pani Puri from one such vendor which resulted into I contracting jaundice. A lesson that I learnt harder way was that Chat should be eaten only at a reputed and certified shops and second try to make your own Chat.

When I started making Chat at home, I realized how easy the entire recipe is. Most of the recipes hardly take any time and the best part is you can eat the Chat while your mind is at peace and away from fear of you or your family falling sick. You can break down the Chat making activity into few parts, the most time consuming of which are making chutneys. These Chutneys can be made in advance and refrigerated and it stays good for a week. Make these chutneys in advance and next time when you crave for any Chat, you do not have to step out. Quickly make different kinds of Chat at home and use these Chutneys in it.

While we are in mid of monsoon, I believe we all are in mood for some Chat and with that idea I am planning to come up with a Chat series and today’s post is the first installment of this series. As part of series, I am making 6 interesting Chats.

So go ahead, make these chutneys and store it in refrigerator and stay prepared for some amazing Chat dishes that we will make over the course of next few days.

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How to make Chutneys for Chaat-Chaat Chutney recipe-Kalimirchbysmita

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time:  10 mins

Total time:  25 mins

Ingredients

• Coriander Mint Chutney (Dhaniya Pudina ki Chutney): -
• 1 Cup fresh Coriander Leaves
• ½ Cup fresh Mint Leaves
• 5-6 Cloves of Garlic
• ½ tsp roasted Cumin Seeds
• ¼th tsp Rock Salt
• 1 tsp Lime Juice
• Salt
• 4 Green Chilies
• Chili Garlic Chutney (Mirch aur Lehsun ki Chutney): -
• ½ Cup=70gms Cloves of Garlic
• 1½ tbsp Red Chili Powder-spicy
• 1 tbsp Lime Juice
• Salt to taste
• Tamarind Date Chutney (Imli Khajur ki Chutney): -
• ½ Cup=100 gms Dates- you can also use dry dates
• ½ Cup=60 gms Tamarind
• ¼th Cup=60 gms grated jaggery
• 1 tsp roasted Cumin Seeds
• ½ tsp roasted Fennel Seeds
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
• ½ tsp Dry Ginger Powder
• ½ tsp Black Salt
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Coriander Mint Chutney (Dhaniya Pudina ki Chutney): -
2. Cup fresh Coriander Leaves
3. /2 Cup fresh Mint Leaves
4. -6 Cloves of Garlic
5. /2 tsp roasted Cumin Seeds
6. /4th tsp Rock Salt
7. tsp Lime Juice
8. Salt
9. Green Chilies
10. Chili Garlic Chutney (Mirch aur Lehsun ki Chutney): -
11. /2 Cup=70gms Cloves of Garlic
12. /2 tbsp Red Chili Powder-spicy
13. tbsp Lime Juice
14. Salt to taste
15. Tamarind Date Chutney (Imli Khajur ki Chutney): -
16. /2 Cup=100 gms Dates- you can also use dry dates
17. /2 Cup=60 gms Tamarind
18. /4th Cup=60 gms grated jaggery
19. tsp roasted Cumin Seeds
20. /2 tsp roasted Fennel Seeds
21. tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
22. /2 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
23. /2 tsp Black Salt
24. Salt to taste

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