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Fruit chaat

Name: Fruit chaat
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian recipes
Ingredients: 400g apples, cored and chopped into bite-size pieces; 220g white grapes; 2 bananas, sliced; 280g tinned pineapple, drained and chopped into bite-size pieces; Handful pomegranate seeds; For the dressing; 100ml freshly squeezed orange juice; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 1½ tsp chaat masala; ½ tsp black salt (kala namak, see Know How), optional; Pinch mild chilli powder; Pinch sea salt; 25g mint leaves, chopped, plus extra to serve

By: Maunika Gowardhan

Published: 8 Aug 24
Updated: 23 Aug 24

Food writer Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe for fruit chaat. This fruit salad is a popular street food snack in Mumbai.

Maunika says: “A Mumbai summer special and the perfect way to lift the flavours of your favourite fruit.”

Discover more easy summer fruit recipes.

Easy
August 2024

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 10 min, plus 1 hour marinating

Food writer Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe for fruit chaat. This fruit salad is a popular street food snack in Mumbai.

Maunika says: “A Mumbai summer special and the perfect way to lift the flavours of your favourite fruit.”

Discover more easy summer fruit recipes.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 234kcals
Fat: 0.7g (0.2g saturated)
Protein: 2.2g
Carbohydrates: 52g (49g sugars)
Fibre: 3.7g
Salt: 0.6g

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Ingredients

400g apples, cored and chopped into bite-size pieces
220g white grapes
2 bananas, sliced
280g tinned pineapple, drained and chopped into bite-size pieces
Handful pomegranate seeds

For the dressing

100ml freshly squeezed orange juice
3 tbsp caster sugar
1½ tsp chaat masala
½ tsp black salt (kala namak, see Know How), optional
Pinch mild chilli powder
Pinch sea salt
25g mint leaves, chopped, plus extra to serve

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Method

Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a bowl. Tip all the fruit (except the pomegranate seeds) into another bowl, then pour over the dressing. Give everything a good stir, then leave to marinate for an hour in the fridge.
Serve the chaat garnished with the pomegranate seeds and extra mint leaves.

Recipe from August 2024 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 234kcals
Fat: 0.7g (0.2g saturated)
Protein: 2.2g
Carbohydrates: 52g (49g sugars)
Fibre: 3.7g
Salt: 0.6g

delicious. tips

Black salt (kala namak) is actually a dark pink colour; it’s used in Indian dishes to add a savoury, slightly smoky flavour. Buy it in Indian grocers or online.