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Sep 3, 2013

Peas Chaat / Peas Masala Chaat Recipe / Green Peas Masala Chaat ~ Healthy & Refreshing Snack !

Mr.V love sundals(kind of legume salad) and he mostly prefer it for evening snacks. Though I am not much fond of sundals very rarely prefer Chickpeas/Channa sundal and i love eating these protein packed & fiber rich legumes in chaat form. Peas Chaat / Channa Chaat or any legume simply cooked and sprinkled with chaat masala and few lemon drops would make my snack plate more happy and filling.

This Peas Chaat  / Peas Masala Chaat is one such healthy & refreshing snack, a pure vegan recipe. This recipe was shared to me by my sister long back, 2 yrs back. I cook this peas chaat often but couldn't get chance & time to blog it. But this time made it for blog and clicked happily :) This peas chaat doesn't involve chaat chutneys since we add fresh cilantro, mint, tamarind, jaggery gives spicy, sour & sweet taste. But serving with chaat chutneys makes it even more tasty and refreshing. Without any further delay will move on the recipe....

Ingredients
  1. Dried Green Peas        1/2 cup (washed and soaked over night or 6-8 hrs)
  2. Onion     1 medium (finely chopped)
  3. Turmeric powder    1/4 tsp
  4. Garam Masala Powder     1/4 tsp
  5. Asafoetida / Hing       a generous pinch
  6. Salt      to taste
  7. Oil     2 tsp
To Grind
  1. Cooked Peas    1/4 cup
  2. Mint      2 tbsp (chopped or leaves from 2 stems)
  3. Cilantro/Coriander leaves     1/4 cup (chopped or 6-7 stems)
  4. Green chilli      3 no.( or to taste)
  5. Tamarind         a small piece or 1/2 tsp Tamarind paste
  6. Powdered Jaggery     1 tsp
To Assemble / To serve
  1. Peas Masala
  2. Spicy Green Chutney
  3. Dates Tamarind Chutney
  4. Plain Sev
  5. Onion    1/4 cup (finely chopped)
  6. Tomato    2-3 tbsp (finely chopped)
  7. Cilantro     few finely chopped



Method
  • Soak dried peas for overnight and pressure cook it with 2 cups of water, 1/2 tsp salt for 1-2 whistles or cook it in sauce pan until done.
  • After that take 1/4 cup from it, drain excess water and grind it along with cilantro, mint, jaggery, tamarind, green chilli to a coarse paste and keep ready.
  • Now heat oil in a pan, add finely chopped onions saute until it turns golden brown.
  • After that add the ground paste, turmeric powder and hing saute for 1-2 minutes.
  • Then add cooked peas along with its water, garam masala powder and add little salt and bring it to boil. 
  • When it starts boiling and thickening, switch off the stove and add some finely chopped cilantro.
  • That's it...Peas Masala Ready to serve. This can be served as such with hint of lemon juice or as a chaat.

To Serve
Add 1-2 ladle full of cooked masala peas in a serving bowl/plate, add few tsp of green chutney & tamarind chutney, then add finely chopped onion, tomato and cilantro.
Lastly add some handful of Sev and serve immediately.


Linking this to Vardhini's Chaat & Chutneys - Giveaway Event.

Notes:
The same way you can also make Channa / Chickpeas Chaat.
Using this peas Masala you can also make Masala Puri Chaat, Cutlet Chaat recipes.
To serve, you can also add 1-2 tbsp beaten curd / yogurt along with chaat chutneys, if desired.

26 comments:

  1. Lovely presentation. Chaat looks delicious and tempting.

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  2. Truly killing pics n tempting chat...i can have dis happily..appreciate Ur patience dear..for step wise cliks n final recipe cliks.vetu hard working..

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  3. wow loving this green chat a lot :) make s me hungry for some chats :) looks super delicious and wonderful clicks dear !!

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  4. i do this ! whenever i want chat items ! pretty click!

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  5. looks so yummy... could munch on it...

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  6. looks yum! love it.. I am in for any chat

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  7. One healthy and tasty chaat ;) i love chaats too must try this one Sangee

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  8. Congrats paaps... i love this chaat very much... so inviting clicks...

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  9. yummy & delicious chaat..........
    shobha
    www.shobhapink.blogspot.in

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  10. Omg, u r torturing me Sangee, you dont know how i love peas,i do add them in anything. Seriously my mouth is watering here.

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  11. oh wow yummy chaat loving it.Never made peas chaat bookmarking it.

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  12. Yummy and super delicious peas masala...

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  13. Perfect evening chaat.kids will love it.

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  14. truly divine..love ur clicks...

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  15. Everything homemade...Love the first click and the bowl...

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  16. healthy chaat and each n every clicks are really superb Sangee...

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  17. Wow, sounds really good, looks delicious, I can finish it off in no time :)

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  18. looks fabulous..that was a tempting chat...neat presentation

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  19. I love any kind of chats.... Lovely clicks!

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  20. Perfect evening chat. Love the click. Super.

    ongoing event: healthy breakfast
    http://nandooskitchen.blogspot.in/2013/09/healthy-breakfast.html

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  21. making me hungry now :) its snack time here and wish i could try it now..

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  22. Pass me the bowl, very colorful and tempting..

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  24. loved the recipe. healthy and yummy :) my mom who does'nt like any chaat liked it too!

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