Sweet Potato Chana Chaat
Sweet potato chana chaat is a delicious Indian street food. It is a sweet, spicy, and tangy dish!
Ingredients
For Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- 250 grams Sweet potato cut into cubes
- 1/8 tsp Turmeric Powder/Haldi
- 1/3 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as required
- 2 tsp Oil
For Masala Peanuts
- 1/4 cup Roasted peanuts
- 1/4 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt or as required
- 1/4 tsp Oil
For Coriander Mint Chutney
- 1/2 cup Coriander leaves/Dhania patta roughly chopped
- 15-20 Mint leaves roughly chopped
- 1 Green chili chopped
- 1/4 tsp Lime juice
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera
- 2 tbsp Roasted dalia split
- 1/3 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Water
For Chana Chaat
- 2 cups Chickpeas boiled and drained
- 1/2 cup Red onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Coriander leaves/Dhania patta chopped
- 1 tsp Chaat masala
- 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as required
- Pomegranate seeds for garnishing
- Sev for garnishing
- 2-3 tbsp Tamarind date chutney
Instructions
For Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Chop the sweet potatoes into cubes. In a mixing bowl, combine sweet potatoes, oil, turmeric powder, chili powder, and salt. Mix everything well.
- Line a baking tray with aluminum foil and spread the sweet potato cubes in a single layer.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃ and roast the sweet potato for 18-20 minutes, flipping halfway through. Set aside.
For Masala Peanuts
- In a pan, add some oil, chili powder, salt, and roasted peanuts and fry for 2 minutes. Keep it aside.
For Coriander Mint Chutney
- Wash and roughly chop coriander and mint leaves. Cut chili into medium pieces.
- In a grinding jar, blend together coriander, mint, chili, cumin seeds, roasted dalia split, salt, sugar, and lemon juice, adding 1 tbsp of water. Keep it aside.
Assembling Sweet Potato Chana Chaat
- In a large bowl add boiled and drained chickpeas, roasted sweet potatoes, masala peanuts, onion, coriander, red chili powder, chaat masala, and salt. Combine everything well.
- Serve the sweet potato chana chaat with some coriander mint chutney, tamarind date chutney, pomegranate seeds, coriander leaves, and some sev.
Notes
- Serve the chaat immediately once you mix all the ingredients or it may release some juices.
- You can buy store bought canned chickpeas. Make sure you are washing and draining them before using.
- You can add store bought masala peanuts, coriander mint chutney, and tamarind date chutney. You can make my homemade recipe of tamarind date chutney.
- Skip adding sev if you want the chaat to be more healthy. Sev: small pieces of deep fried crunchy noodles made with chickpea flour.