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Samosa Chole Chaat

Samosa Chole Chaat is a delicious North Indian streetfood with layers of different flavours. This spicy, sweet and tangy samosa chaat recipe is made with crispy Punjabi samosa topped with chole curry, yogurt, tamarind and green chutney and a blend of different spices making it absolutely irresistible.
Course: Appetizer, Brunch, Snack, Streetfood
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Keyword: indianstreetfood, ovenbaked samosa, perfect samosa recipe, samosa chaat, samosa recipe
Servings: 6 people
Author: Arpita@Gastronomic Bong

Ingredients

For the Samosa Chaat:

  • 6-8 Samosas
  •  Chole (Recipe below)
  • 1 Onion  finely chopped
  • 1 Tomatoes  finely chopped
  • 1 cup Natural or Greek yogurt whisked
  • 1/2 cup Green Chutney (recipe below)
  • 1/2 cup Sweet tamarind chutney (You can use store bought tamarind sauce)
  • 2-3 tbsp Chaat Masala
  • 2-3 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped

For the Choley:

  • 1 cup Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans, soaked over night or you can use 2 can of chick peas.
  • 1 large Onion, chopped
  • 2 Tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 3 tbsp Chana masala ( I used rajah chana masala)
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • Salt as per taste
  • 2 tbsp Veg Oil/ Sunflower oil

For Green Chutney:

  • 1 cup Fresh Coriander leaves, washed
  • 1/2 cup Mint leaves , washed 
  • 2 1/2 cups Greek/natural yogurt
  • 2 Green chilli 
  • 1 tsp Ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar/sweetener
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions

Samosa:

To make the Choley:

  • Add the soaked chickpeas in a pressure cooker along with 2-3 cups of water and salt and pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles. Let the pressure come down naturally, set aside. The beans should be soft but still retain it s shapes. 
  • Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan and temper it with bay leaves and cumin seeds. 
  • When it crackles add in the onion and sauté until soft and golden brown. Stir in the ginger and garlic paste and fry fro a minutes until the raw smell disappear.
  • Next add int he tomatoes and sauté for 7-8 minuses until soft and mushy. Add the Rajah Chana masala along with salt and mix it well with the onion tomato masala. Sauté for 2 minutes. 
  • Now add the boiled chick peas and mix it well with the masala. Add a cup of water and cover and cook on medium-low for 7-8 minutes. Stirring intermittently. 
  • Take it off the heat and keep it aside. 

To make the Green Chutney:

  • Add all the ingredients listed under green chutney in a mixer grinder and whizz it until fine paste.
  • It is ready. Keep it aside.

To assemble the Samosa Chaat :

  • First break 1-2 samosas and place it on a plate.
  • Top it up with a generous portion of the prepared chole/chana masala. 
  • Then add 2-3 tbsps of curd along with 1 tbsp of spicy green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.
  • Finally layer it with little chopped onion, tomato, coriander leaves and some crispy sev. sprinkle with some chaat masala.
  • Enjoy with a cup of tea.