Falafel Chaat (Chickpeas Dumplings - Indo - Middle Eastern Fusion Style)

       
               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 favorite 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. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare this mouth watering chaat. 

• 10-12 Falafels
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/3 cup kabuli chana (white chick peas), boiled
• 3-4 tbsp. yoghurt, whisked
• 2-3 tbsp. green chutney
• 2-3 tbsp. tamarind chutney
• 1/2 tsp. jaljeera masala / chaat masala
• 1/4 tsp. pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp. red chili powder or to taste
• 3-4 tbsp. bhujia / sev
• 2-3 tbsp. fried peanuts
• 1-2 tbsp. coriander leaves. chopped

Green Chutney - 

• 1 bunch coriander leaves, chopped
• 1/2 bunch mint leaves, chopped
• 1-2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 inch ginger, chopped
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. salt or 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.

To assemble the Falafel Chaat -  Place all the falafels on a serving dish & 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 flavor.

                        Sprinkle bhujia, fried peanuts & coriander leaves. 

Serve as an evening snack or any time of the day & enjoy this fusion Falafel Chaat.