Cracker bites
Crackers with a tangy peanut chaat topping
Crisp, buttery crackers topped with a chaat-style mixture of crushed roasted peanuts, chilli, garlic, coriander and lemon. There's no cooking: just mix and spoon on. Assemble them just before serving so the crackers stay crisp.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 5
Ingredients
- 9 oz round savoury crackers1 packet
For the topping
- 5 ½ oz roasted peanutscoarsely ground
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- 1 red chillifinely chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fresh corianderchopped
- 1 mild green chillifinely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- ½ tsp saltor to taste
- ½ tsp sugaror to taste
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Method
0/2 doneStep 1: Mix 5 ½ oz roasted peanuts, ½ tsp chaat masala, 1 red chilli, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp fresh coriander, 1 mild green chilli, 1 tsp garlic paste, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp sugar for the topping.
Step 2: Just before serving, place a spoonful of the mixture on each of the 9 oz round savoury crackers and serve.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does cracker bites take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 5 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of red chilli?
- Green chilli, same amount (same heat, greener taste).
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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