Falafel is a very popular Middle Eastern snack which is basically fried chick pea dumplings. Here is a yummy and a delicious chaat made out of some left over falafels. As it is well known chaat is a favourite street snack in almost all parts of India now. So I made a falafel chaat in the same way as you would normally prepare a chaat.
It is very simple if you have all the ingredients before you. It just needs some assembling and voila, you have a healthy, nutritious and a wholesome chaat right in front of you. It can be enjoyed anytime of the day.
- 5-6 Falafels
- 1/2 big onion, chopped
- 1/2 tomato, chopped
- 1/4 cup kabuli chana (white chick peas), boiled
- 3 tbsp. yoghurt, whisked
- 2 tbsp. green chutney
- 2 tbsp. tamarind chutney
- 1/4 tsp. jaljeera masala / chaat masala
- 1/4 tsp. pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp. red chili powder or to taste
- 3 tbsp. bhujia / sev
- 2 tbsp. fried peanuts
- 1 tbsp. coriander leaves. chopped
Green Chutney -
- 1 bunch coriander leaves, chopped
- 1/2 bunch mint leaves, chopped
- 1-2 green chilies, chopped
- 1-2 garlic cloves, chopped (opt)
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- salt to taste
Tamarind Chutney -
- 1 tsp.concentrated tamarind paste
- 1/2 tsp. red chili powder
- 5-6 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 cup water
To make the Green Chutney - Grind together all the ingredients with 2-3 tbsp. water till smooth. Keep aside.
To make the Tamarind Chutney - Combine together the tamarind paste, red chili powder, sugar and water and simmer on a low flame till the sugar dissolves and the chutney is slightly thick. Keep aside to cool.
To assemble the Falafel Chaat - Place all the falafels on a serving dish and add onion, tomato and boiled kabuli chana.
Add beaten yoghurt, green chutney & tamarind chutney.
Sprinkle red chili powder, jaljeera powder & pepper powder. I substituted
chaat masala with jaljeera powder for a different flavour.
Sprinkle bhujia, fried peanuts & coriander leaves.
Serve as a snack.
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