Delhi

Matar chaat

Name: Matar chaat
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 8 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Delhi street food
Ingredients: 1 cup soaked overnight dried white peas; 2 1/2 cups water; Salt, to taste; a pinch turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 inch julienned ginger; 2 chopped green chilli; 1 finely chopped onion; 1 chopped tomato; 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; a small piece as thin water tamarind; 1 1/2 tsp chaat masala; 1 tsp roasted cumin powder (ground cumin); 1/4 tsp black salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro)

Soft dried peas, lemon, ginger and a heap of chaat masala. Delhi's winter matra.

40 minTime

13 gProtein each

mediumSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

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Matar chaat.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Dried white peas1 cup, soaked overnight

Water2½ cups

Saltto taste

Turmeric (ground turmeric)a pinch

Ginger2.5 cm, julienned

Green chilli2, chopped

Onion1, finely chopped

Tomato1, chopped

Lemon juice1½ tbsp

Tamarinda small piece, as thin water

Chaat masala1½ tsp

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp, roasted

Black salt¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook soaked peas with water, salt and turmeric for 4 whistles; let pressure release naturally.
2Lightly mash a few peas in their liquid to thicken it.
3Spoon warm peas into bowls and top with onion, tomato, ginger and chilli.
4Season with tamarind water, lemon, chaat masala, cumin, black salt, chilli powder and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve warm in small leaf bowls or cups with a wedge of lemon and a heap of onions. Kulchas on the side if you like.

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