Chaat recipes
Chaat is the ubiquitous street food of the Indian subcontinent, coming in all sorts of guises but always full of contrasting tastes and textures. In this collection we bring together recipes from our recipe contributors including Gurdeep Loyal, Dina Begum, Chetna Makan, and Romy Gill. All share their favourite chaat recipes to make at home, from contemporary takes to regional classics.
As recipe writer Maunika Gowardhan, whose recipes also feature below, notes: “Chaat means ‘to devour’, and with all the moreish ingredients included in chaat masala, you can see why chaats are so hard to resist”.
Explore all the crunchy, satisfying chaats below, from classic Bangladeshi chola bhuna chaat to tomato, burrata and mango chaat. You will discover why chaat really is where it’s at…
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Indian side dishes
Mirchi pakode ki chaat (potato-stuffed chilli chaat)
Food writer Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe for potato-stuffed chillies chaat. This street food snack is popular across India.
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Diwali recipes
Ragda patties chaat
In this Mumbai favourite, a dal-like base of yellow peas (ragda) is topped with spicy fried potato patties and finished with chaat garnishes.
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Sweet potato recipes
Shakarkandi (sweet potato) chaat
Chef Romy Gill shares her recipe for shakarkandi chaat. This fragrant sweet potato chaat with lime and mint is a Punjabi classic.
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Summer fruit recipes
Fruit chaat
Fruit chaat is a Mumbai summer special and the perfect way to lift the flavours of your favourite fruit. Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe.
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Recipes using chickpeas
Bangladeshi shingara chaat
This colourful chaat is inspired by shingara (Bangladeshi samosas). Potatoes, chickpeas and papri chaat are topped with yogurt and chutney.
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Eid recipes
Bangladeshi chola bhuna chaat
This colourful chaat recipe is based on a classic snack of sautéed chickpeas, enjoyed at home and as a street food in Bangladesh
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Tomato recipes
Tomato, mango and burrata chaat
India meets Italy in Gurdeep Loyal's tomato, mango and burrata chaat. This recipe is a remix of caprese salad with a chaat street-food twist.
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Harissa recipes
Harissa and sweetcorn samosa chaat
Food writer Gurdeep Loyal's colorful, crunchy harissa and sweetcorn samosa chaat is inspired by his favourite Indian cinema snacks.
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Vegetarian starter recipes
Chaat plate
This snacking recipe is based on the chaat author Sumayya Usmani used to sneak out and eat on dates with Danesh when she was a teenager.
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Papdi chaat
Vivek Singh shares his recipe for papdi chaat. This colourful snack dish includes crispy papdi, coriander chutney, spiced potato and yogurt.
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Sour and spicy potatoes (alu chaat) with chutneys
Chetna Makan's alu chaat recipe is the perfect side dish for an Indian feast. Sour and spicy potatoes are topped with fresh chutneys and sev.
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