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Delhi-style fruit chaat
फ्रूट चाट: seasonal fruit and sweet potato tossed with chaat masala, black salt and lime
Delhi's fruit chaat wallahs set up their carts in the afternoons with towers of guava, papaya, apples and bananas, plus roasted sweet potato, and chop whatever you point at into a leaf bowl. Then comes the part that makes it chaat rather than fruit salad: a big shake of tangy chaat masala, black salt and roasted cumin, a squeeze of lime, sometimes a pinch of chilli. It's a refreshing mid-afternoon snack in summer, and a regular sight on Ramzan iftar spreads too. The salt and spice make sweet fruit taste even sweeter. Chef's tip: season it just before eating; once the salt goes on, the fruit starts weeping juice and goes soft within 15 minutes.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the fruit
For the seasoning
Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Cut the fruit into similar bite-sized pieces so every spoonful gets a mix. Toss 1 apple and 2 bananas with 1 tbsp lime juice straight away so they don't brown.
10 minStep 2: Add 7 oz ripe papaya, 1 ripe guava, 1 orange, 2 ⅞ oz pomegranate seeds and 5 ½ oz sweet potato to the bowl. Chill until you're ready to eat, without any seasoning.
Step 3: Mix 2 tsp chaat masala, ½ tsp black salt (kala namak), ½ tsp roasted cumin powder and ¼ tsp red chilli powder in a small bowl.
1 minStep 4: Just before serving, sprinkle the spice mix over the fruit, add the rest of 1 tbsp lime juice and ⅓ oz fresh mint leaves, and toss gently with your hands or two spoons until every piece is dusted. Seasoning too early is the usual mistake: the fruit releases its juice and turns soggy. Serve straight away.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 140 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does delhi-style fruit chaat take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of apple?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of bananas?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
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