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A Healthy Twist to ‘Chaat’
An attempt to add more protein to our meal
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Recently, I had guests at my place and I wanted them to taste this delicious Chaat.
Chaat is an Indian appetizer or can be treated as a snack. This is usually taken before the main course to stimulate hunger.
As someone who spent her childhood in UP, Tikkis made out of boiled potatoes were the most sought-after Chaat served there. One would very easily find a lot of vendors in their carts selling Alu-Tikki Chaat during the evening.
The burst of variety of flavours like sweet, tangy, spicy, or savoury comes from the Chutneys, which are prepared either from tamarind, jaggery, mint, or coriander paste. Not to forget, spiced curd for extra tanginess, onion, peanuts, or seu for the extra crunch.
Generally, Tikkis are prepared from boiled potatoes mixed with spices, but I prepared the Tikkis from boiled and mashed kidney beans, potatoes, and some rice flour.
I soaked some fistfuls of kidney beans overnight, pressure-cooked them with potatoes for about 3–4 whistles. I added some boiled potatoes with rice flour and chopped coriander leaves with boiled kidney beans. I added some salt, cumin powder, and…
