Chaat and the Indian Palate
Chaat is welcome in any form at my place. I had a batch of cooked and frozen chickpeas, and when my elder girl asked me to make something chatpata (spicy) on a rather lazy Sunday afternoon, I suggested that I make this. She was more than eager to help me assemble the chaat.
Although slightly tedious, this is very similar to theย Ragda pattiesย or theย Dry Tikki Chaat. ย The base instead of dried peas gravy is similar to the Chole (chickpeas gravy) served with Puri or Bhature. ย Topped with sev , chutneys and a dash of yoghurt, this makes for a lip smacking and colourful chaat for any party or get together.ย If you are bored of the same base, why don’t you try this delish and nutritious Oats Moong Tikki as the base for this chole chaat.
Or if hosting a Holi / Diwali potluck, try this No-fry Dahi Bhalla / Dahi vada
Two chutneys which are 100% essential in any Indian Chaat
How to make this Quick TIkki Chole Chaat
I made this real quick as I always have a batch of cooked chickpeas (not canned) at home in my freezer. Click on the following video to learn how to prep a batch of cooked chickpeas that can be used in a jiffy.
Other delicious recipes using chickpeas are:
Prep time: 45 mins | Cook time : 15 mins | Serves : 6
Course : Snack / Chaat, Indian, Spice level : Medium to high
Ingredients to make Tikki Chole Chaat:
(A) For the Tikki (patties)
- 700 grams Potatoes (boiled , peeled and grated)
- 1 Beetroot (peeled, steamed and mashed,opt)
- 1/4 cup Peas (steamed)
- 2 Onions (large, minced)
- 1/4 cup Bread Crumbs (use store bought or homemade)
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 Green chillies(chopped fine, adjust spice)
- 2 tsp Cashews (broken into bits)
- 4 TBSP Oil (to shallow fry)
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp Coriander leaves (chopped)
Chole :
- 2 cups Cooked Chickpeas ( i used Brown chickpeas here)
- 4 tsp Oil
- 4 Tomato (ripe, Pureeed)
- 1 Onion (large, minced)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 TBSP Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 Green Chillies (Minced)
Dry Masalas:
- 1 TBSP Garam Masala Powder
- 2 TBSP Chole Masala
- 1 TBSP Red Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Dry Mango Powder (Amchur)
- 2 TBSP Coriander powder (Dhania powder)
- 1/4 tsp Clove powder
Garnish:
- 3 tsp Coriander leaves (chopped fine)
- 1 tsp Chat Masala
- 1/4 cup Sev / Ompudi
- 2 TBSP Lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Onions (minced)
- 1/4 cup Tomato (minced fine)
- 1/4 cup Green Chutney
- 1/4 cup Tamarind dates Chutney
- 1/4 cup Pomegranate pearls
- 1 cup yoghurt (whisked well, opt.)
Method to make Tikki Chole Chaat:
Chole: Follow this method to make Chole. If you have cooked / canned chickpeas, drain and make the usual recipe with Chole. Let the gravy be little dry and not too runny.
To make the tikki: mix all the ingredients under Tikki list and make into tikkis. If not cooking immediately, refrigerate for upto 12 hours. Else blast freeze for 10 mins to make them firm. Shallow fry in oil and drain on paper tissues.
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To assemble the Tikki Chole chaat:
Take 2 Tikkis per serving, mash them up slightly. Add a ladle full of prepared chole. Top with chopped onions, tomatoes, a dash of yoghurt and all the chutneys and toppings. Add sev and serve immediately. Watch the video above to know how to assemble
Tikki Chole Chaat | Spicy Chaat recipes
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- Knife
- Chopping Board
- Bowl
Ingredients
TIkki
- 700 grams Potatoes boiled , peeled and grated
- 1 Beetroot peeled, steamed and mashed,opt
- 1/4 cup Peas steamed
- 2 Onions large, minced
- 1/4 cup Bread Crumbs use store bought or homemade
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 Green Chillies chopped fine, adjust spice
- 2 tsp Cashews broken into bits
- 4 TBSP Oil to shallow fry
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Green coriander leaves chopped
Chole:
- 2 cups Chickpeas i used Brown chickpeas here
- 4 tsp Oil
- 4 Tomato ripe, Pureeed
- 1 Onions large, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 TBSP Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 Green Chillies Minced
Dry Masalas:
- 1 TBSP Garam Masala powder
- 2 TBSP Chole Masala
- 1 TBSP Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Dry Mango Powder Amchur
- 2 TBSP Coriander Powder Dhania powder
- 1/4 tsp Clove Powder
Garnish:
- 3 tsp Green coriander leaves chopped fine
- 1 tsp Chaat Masala
- 1/4 cup Sev / Ompudi
- 2 TBSP Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup Onions minced
- 1/4 cup Tomato minced fine
- 1/4 cup Coriander Mint Chutney Hari Chutney /
- 1/4 cup Tamarind dates Chutney
- 1/4 cup Pomegranate pearls
- 1 cup Yoghurt whisked well, opt.
Instructions
How to make the Chole
- Chole: Follow this method in the post to makeย Chole.
- If you have cooked / canned chickpeas, drain and make the usual recipe with Chole (recipe shared in the main post)
- Let the gravy be little dry and not too runny.
To make the Tikki:
- Mix all the ingredients under Tikki list and make into tikkis.
- If not cooking immediately, refrigerate for upto 12 hours.
- Else blast freeze for 10 mins to make them firm and sturdy.
- Shallow fry in oil and drain on paper tissues.
To assemble the Tikki Chole chaat:ย
- Take 2 tikkis per serving, mash them up slightly.
- Add a ladle full of prepared chole.
- Top with chopped onions, tomatoes, a dash of yoghurt and all the chutneys and toppings.
- Add sev and serve immediately.
- Watch the video embedded to know how to assemble
Video
Agreed your plate is so colourful!..very nicely done..
that is such a colorful platter!!! lovely presentation..
What a colorful chaat recipe! Love the presentation!
That looks chatpata. ๐ Superb!
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My fav chaat ,looks so delicious .Clicks are stunning Kalyani.
What a colorful and drool worthy chaat!
Very very tempting. This is welcome anytime.
lovely snack
Omg, extremely alluring and irresistible chaat, mouthwatering here.
What a tempting and colorful looking chaat. Looks sooo good.
Wow, so many different flavours, textures and colours. Love tikki chole so much. I like how you’ve made beetroot and potato tikkis. Also really appreciate your suggestion of freezing cooked chana. Before the summer ends, have to make this.
Thanks Mayuri. yes we make different bases for this tikki and beet + potato is one. bulk cooking of channa does help a lot, do try
Children and me are never bored of chaats. This looks delicious and will make it.
Thanks Jayashree.
Wow who can say no to this type of chaat. Tikki chhole chaat looks so inviting. I wish I could grab the plate from picture.