Mango Chaat | Mango Bhel
Mango Chaat is a speedy and delightful recipe for a tangy, spicy snack that combines raw green unripe sour mangoes, puffed rice, onions, tomatoes, peanuts, lemon juice, and an array of aromatic herbs and spices.
Ingredients
- ½ cup finely chopped mangoes tightly packed green unripe mangoes – 200 to 225 grams
- 1 cup puffed rice (murmura)
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup masala chana – optional
- 1 small onion – finely chopped or ¼ cup chopped onions
- 1 small tomato – finely chopped or ¼ cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 or 2 green chilies – finely chopped
- 1 potato – medium-sized, boiled, peeled and chopped, optional
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice or add as required
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder or cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon chaat masala powder
- 3 to 4 tablespoons sev (fried gram flour vermicelli) – fine variety
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)
- black salt or regular salt, add as required
Instructions
Preparation
- On a low heat, roast the puffed rice in a pan or kadai till they become crisp. Keep aside.
- You will need roasted peanuts. So either you can roast the peanuts in a pan or in the microwave.
Making Mango Chaat
- Take finely chopped raw unripe mangoes in a mixing bowl.
- Then add chopped boiled potato cubes, finely chopped onions, finely chopped tomatoes, and finely chopped green chilies. Mix everything well.
- Add roasted peanuts, masala chana and the puffed rice.
- Add red chili powder, chaat masala powder and black salt.
- Toss and mix everything quickly.
- Add lemon or lime juice and add chopped coriander leaves.
- Add fine sev and mix quickly.
- Serve mango chaat immediately in plates on bowls, as it gets soggy quickly. While serving you can garnish with some coriander leaves and sev.
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