The iconic Indian street food, “chaat” is not just a once in a way indulgence. Literally meaning “lick away” it is Sunday treat for many. A whole meal when you are living alone is at the nearby chaat stall. The whole idea of a flavourful explosion in your mouth as you spoon in the layers of crisp, herb-laden, sweet, spicy and sour brilliance, rings in the uniqueness of this style of cuisine. It is the most looked forward item that tops our list when we plan a trip to India.
The pineapple chaat edition
The pineapple chaat was one of the absolutely salivating treats from the Bangalore University campus. The early days of my career at the university saw a bit of flexibility with the self-earned income. This meant an occasional pineapple chaat treat with the colleagues during lunch. So that was really lunch!!! The tangy, sweet, pineapple with the tossed in earthy grated carrots, along with onions and tomatoes were perfect. Let alone the ample amounts of green spicy chutney to soak it all together. Further topping of crunchy masala congress kadala ( spiced peanuts) and finely chopped coriander leaves made it all so perfect. The additions of crispy rice puffs (murmura) or an extra dash of sweet chutney happens after the hand over of the chaat. Yummy
These images of pineapple chaat were so vivid that there was no way could stop from bringing it up to you. In addition, the lack of nylon sev (thin strands of crispy fried chickpea flour batter) in my pantry currently, steered me clear out of the region of sev puri or the well-known chaats.
Moreover, there was a uniqueness to this refreshing summer salad style recipe which doesn’t come from the popular chaat capitals, like Mumbai and Delhi… it is from, Bangalore.
To make it Diwali style
This recipe is a part of the #chaatsfordiwali by @Masalachilli Vidhya, from the Foodiemonday Blog hop. Since we are all putting our heads together to set up chaat stations for the festival evening here is my suggestions.
Most Diwali get-togethers at our place always have a little chaat corner. Over the years the recipes have become quite elaborate that a person (me ) is needed to stay and plate up these. Tough jobs as that person are on her toes all the time. So this time, I am going to set up a little self-serve station with the ingredients an labelled with recipe cards to make, try and take home…does that sound good? After all, it is a layering trick and all about a balance of flavours. Don’t forget to make it eye-catching good by adding layers (use your cake stands). This time I am going to swap the standard fruit chaat for this tangy pineapple chaat.
Scroll down to the recipe to see the detailed ingredients so you can quickly put together one.
Used in this recipe are these
You could set up a station for a mixed chaat too so your guests can choose their liking. Don’t miss to add in some namkeen matris, pomegranate pearls, extra chutneys, spiced yoghurt and nylon sev.
Two more chaats on the blog are Bablimos Chaat and Kele ki Chaat
Enjoy the flavourful pineapple chaat kick to this week’s recipe. See you soon.
Pineapple chaat
Bangalore style masala chaat
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 2 cups Pineapple chopped
- 1 cup carrots grated
- 1/4 cup Tomato chopped fine
- 1/4 cup Onion chopped fine
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
Masala podi and chutney
- 1 tsp chaat masala or Indori jeervan masala
- 1/4 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
- 1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder
- salt to taste
- green chutney
Crunchy toppings
- 1 cup murmura rice puffs
- 1/2 cup peanuts pickle roasted
For tamarind sweet chutney
- 2 tbsp tamarind extract thick pulp
- 1 tsp jaggery crushed
- 1 pinch roasted cumin powder
Instructions
For the prep
- In a pan slightly roast the murmura and keep the aside.
- Slice the pineapple into small pieces.
- Grate the carrots to get one cup
- Chop the onion, tomato, chillies and coriander into a fine dice
- Keep the green chutney ready, Indori jeervan masala and pickled peanuts ready.
for the tamarind chutney
- For the imly chutney, blend the tamarind paste, salt, roasted cumin powder and crushed jaggery together.
- Set aside.
to prepare the chaat
- Into a mixing bowl add the carrots, pineapple, tomatoes, chilles, onion with a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt.
- Add the green chutney, imly chutney , murmura, peanuts and the masala powder to the salad mix. Add red chillies if spicy is preffered. Mix well and transfer to a serving plate
- Top with more murmura, coriander leaves and coriander leaves chopped.
- Add a bit more sweet chutney and green chutney and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 917kcalCarbohydrates: 156gProtein: 20gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 942mgPotassium: 1080mgFiber: 13gSugar: 39g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
This chatpata chaat sounds flavourful and easy to make too. Im just thinking of all the textures and flavours that must be coming together when one takes a bite – from carrots and peanuts to tomatoes and the murmura and of course the pineapple and the chilli.. Love this one, Seema!
I encountered Pineapple Chaat for the first-ever time in Bangalore, and fell in love with it. Sweet, juicy, tangy, spicy – what’s to not love? 🙂 Your version looks so inviting!
Pineapple as a fruit itself is so tongue ticking and with those flavorful toppings of veggies and chutneys , I am sure each bite of this chaat would be a burst of flavors in the mouth. Wonderful share Seema !
AHaaaaa, I am so cuious to try my hand seema this chaat using pineapple. I can feel the taste right now from the screen. SO SO lovely share for theme.
You’ve definitely surprised me with this different kind of fruit chaat…was thinking you’ll make the famous Delhi fruit chaat. However, I’m glad you shared this recipe as its so different and just love all the ingredients that go into it right from pineapple to the masala peanuts.
Inspite of not having much ingredients for the chaat as you mentioned earlier, you have still made justice to the theme by making it delicious, tempting and healthy. Kudos Seema! Pineapple goes really well with chaats and they are a hit with kids too.
Its a super tempting recipe. Your description is enough to mouthwatering. I can imagine the burst of flavour and tongue tickling taste. Perfect share for the theme.