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Introduction

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Chaat is a savory snack that originated in India, typically served as an hors d'oeuvre at roadside tracks from stalls or food carts across the Indian subcontinent in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.[1][2]

Overview

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The chaat variants are all based on fried dough, with various other ingredients. The original chaat is a mixture of potato pieces, crisp fried bread dahi vada or dahi bhalla, gram or chickpeas and tangy-salty spices, with sour Indian chili and saunth, coriander leaves and yogurt for garnish.[1]

Variants

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But other popular variants included aloo tikkis or samosa (garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd), bhel puri, dahi puri, panipuri, dahi vada, papri chaat, and sev puri.[1]


Pav

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Variants are the results of cultural syncretism - for instance, pav bhaji (Bread/bun with cooked and mashed vegetables) originated in Mumbai[3][4] but reflects a Portuguese influence, in the form of a bun, and bhel puri and Sevpuri, which originated in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[5]

Regions

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In cities where chaat is popular, there are popular chaat-houses or dhabas, such as Mumbai's Chowpatty Beach. The chaat specialities vary from city to city. Chaat from Delhi, Lucknow,[6] Azamgarh, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, and Mathura are famous throughout India.

Hyderabad

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In Hyderabad, chaat is mostly prepared by vendors hailing from Bihar, and is different in taste.[3]

Variations

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Most chaats originated in some parts of Uttar Pradesh in India,[7] but they are now eaten all across the Indian Sub-continent. Various kinds of chaats are;

Aloo chaat

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Aloo chaat is prepared by frying potatoes in oil and adding spices and chutney.

Aloo tikki

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Aloo tikki is made out of boiled potatoes, peas, and various curry spices.

Bhelpuri

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Bhelpuri is made of puffed rice, vegetables and a tangy tamarind sauce.[8][9]


Chotpoti

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Chotpoti is mainly made of potatoes, chickpeas, and onions and is usually topped with additional diced chillies or grated boiled eggs.

Dahi puri

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Dahi puri is a form of chaat and originates from the city of Mumbai.

Dahi vada

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Dahi vada is prepared by soaking vadas (fried flour balls) in thick dahi (yogurt).

Kachori

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Kachori is made of round flattened ball made of fine flour filled with a stuffing of baked mixture of yellow moong dal or Urad Dal (crushed and washed horse beans), besan (crushed and washed gram flour), black pepper, red chili powder, salt and other spices.

Pakora

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Pakoras are created by choosing one or two main ingredients, such as onion, eggplant, potato, spinach, plantain, paneer, cauliflower, tomato, or chili pepper. They are also occasionally prepared with bread,[10]

Panipuri

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Panipuri consists of a round, hollow puri, deep-fried crisp crepe and filled with a mixture of flavored water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion or chickpeas.[11][12]

Masalapuri

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For Masalapuri, crushed puris are soaked in hot masala gravy made up of puffed rice, green peas, chili powder, garam masala, chaat masala, coriander powder, etc.[13]

Papri chaat

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Papri chaat is traditionally prepared using crisp fried dough wafers known as papri, along with boiled chick peas, boiled potatoes, dahi (yogurt) and tamarind chutney and topped with chaat masala and sev.[14]

Sevpuri

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Sevpuri is essentially made of puri which is loaded with diced potatoes, onions, three types of chutneys: tamarind, chili and garlic and topped with sev.

Pav bhaji

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Pav bhaji consists of a thick vegetable curry served with a soft bread roll.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thumma, Sanjay. "Chaat Recipes". Hyderabad, India: Vahrehvah.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ^ "The Chaat Business". infokosh.bangladesh.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  3. ^ a b Patrao, Michael. "Taking pride in our very own pav". Deccan Herald. The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ Patel, Aakar. "What Mumbaikars owe to the American Civil War: 'pav bhaji'". Live Mint. HT Media Limited. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ "CHOICE TABLES; Wide World of Food in the Capital". The New York Times. 27 November 1994. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  6. ^ Mehrotra, Akash (27 February 2015). "Lucknow Food Trail: 10 Lucknowi delicacies and best eateries to savour them". DNA.
  7. ^ "10 Best Recipes From Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi/ Agra / Mathura )". NDTV. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  8. ^ Price, Jane (2007). Gourmet Vegetarian: The Vegetarian Recipes You Must Have. Murdoch Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-921259-09-8.
  9. ^ Gupta, Niru. "Bhel Puri". Niru Gupta. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  10. ^ Arora, Ritu (2002). Healthy Kitchen: More Than 350 Oil Free Recipes. New Delhi, India: B. Jain publishers (P) Ltd. pp. 186, Bread Pakora. ISBN 81-8056-208-5.
  11. ^ Ramprasad, Gayathri (2014). Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within. Hazelden. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-61649-531-2.
  12. ^ Pani Puri recipe in Veg Recipes of India
  13. ^ Shrikumar, A. (31 May 2013). "CHAATing up!". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Delhi Food and Travel Guide". Retrieved 1 January 2015.