Sharp, crisp and cool in turn, with chutneys, curd and spice layered onto every bite.
Chaat · North India
Spiced potato cakes with a crackling crust and a tender middle, browned in a little oil and dressed with curd, two chutneys, warm chickpeas and a handful of fine sev.
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A crunchy, sour chaat from eastern India, made by mixing broken puri shells and puffed rice with spiced potato, chutneys and tamarind water, and closely tied to Kolkata's puchka.
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Dry, crackling puffed rice mixed in a single quick toss with chopped vegetables, sev and two chutneys, and eaten at once while each grain is still crisp.
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Crisp hollow puris with spiced potato inside, covered in whisked yogurt, tamarind and green chutneys, sev and pomegranate, and eaten cold seconds after assembly.
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Ripe fruit of the season, tossed with lime, black salt and chaat masala so that sweetness, sourness and salt all show up in one spoonful.
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Large, sturdy crackers of wheat and gram flour broken onto a plate and covered with seasoned potato, chickpeas, sweetened yogurt, two chutneys and a drift of crisp sev, served as one shared plate and not as separate bites.
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Crisp puffed rice shaken with raw mustard oil, red onion, green chilli, peanuts, cucumber and tomato, then lifted with lime and handed over in a paper cone.
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Sweet corn kernels, boiled or taken off a charred cob, mixed with onion, tomato, coriander, lime and chaat masala for a quick, light chaat of the kind sold on carts throughout India.
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Potato patties browned in a pan and set in a thin, lightly spiced white pea curry, then dressed with tamarind and green chutneys, chopped onion and crisp sev.
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A fried semolina shell, hollow inside, holds spiced potato and chickpeas, and a stream of cold mint or tamarind water goes in just before you bite.
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Thin, crackling puris topped with diced potato, onion and tomato, drizzled with sweet-sour tamarind and a sharp green chutney, then buried under a heap of fine sev.
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