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Punjabi chole samosa chaat
Crushed samosas under hot chole, chilled yogurt, two chutneys, onion and sev
Samosa chaat is how the street stalls of Punjab and Delhi turn yesterday's samosas into the best snack of the day. Samosas are broken open on a plate, covered with a ladle of hot, tangy chole, then cooled down with sweet whisked yogurt, green and tamarind chutneys, raw onion, crunchy sev and a dusting of chaat masala. Every spoonful is hot and cold, crisp and soft, sweet, sour and spicy at once. Use bought samosas or the site's own samosa recipe. Chef's tip: warm the samosas in the oven until crisp before you crush them; a soggy samosa makes a heavy chaat, a crisp one soaks up the chole and still crunches.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the quick chole
To assemble
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a pan over a medium heat, add 1 tsp cumin seeds and let it sizzle, then add 1 onion and cook for 4–5 minutes until golden at the edges.
5 minStep 2: Add 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste and stir for 30 seconds until the raw smell goes. Add 2 tomatoes, ¼ tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder and 2 tsp chole masala and cook for 4 minutes, until thick and glossy.
5 minStep 3: Add 1 lb cooked chickpeas, 1 ¼ cups water and ¾ tsp salt and simmer for 5 minutes, mashing a ladleful of chickpeas against the pan to thicken. Stir in ½ tsp dried mango powder (amchur). The chole should be loose enough to pour, like a thick soup.
5 minStep 4: Meanwhile, warm 4 potato samosas on a tray in the oven for 8–10 minutes until crisp. Whisk 7 oz plain yogurt with 1 tsp sugar and a pinch of salt until smooth and runny.
10 minStep 5: Assemble just before eating. Put a samosa on each plate and crush it roughly with the back of a spoon. Ladle over the hot chole, then the cold yogurt.
Step 6: Drizzle with 4 tbsp green coriander chutney and 4 tbsp tamarind and date chutney, scatter with 1 red onion, then dust with 1 tsp roasted cumin powder and 1 tsp chaat masala. Finish with a handful of 1 oz nylon sev (fine gram flour noodles), 2 tbsp fresh coriander and 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds if using, and eat straight away, before the sev softens.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 55 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 10 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does punjabi chole samosa chaat take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 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 cumin seeds?
- Ground cumin, three quarters of the amount (add it with the other ground spices, not to hot oil first).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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