5 in 1 Chaat Gravy

I am writing this post on a rainy afternoon in Utrecht, Netherlands. It has been raining since morning and the weather seems so pleasant. In the balcony, sipping over Nescafe’s Vanilla Latte, I bring to you a delicious chaat gravy made with peas. What can be more mouth watering for Indians on a rainy day, CHAATS of course!!!

This gravy can be used to make the following chaats:

1. Masala Puri
2. Bhel Puri – populary called Gila(wet) Bhel
3. Aloo Chaat
4. Tomato chaat
5. Moong dal chaat

All Indians love chaat. My husband can survive on chaats the whole day. Last week I had to attend a pot luck dinner at my friend’s place. Each one had to cook their country’s delicacy. I wanted to make some snacks but not the deep fried ones. Hence, decided to give masala puri gravy a try. I asked my husband to try it. He said he has more ideas and went into the kitchen only to surprise me with the variety he had tried with the gravy. It tasted sooo yummy. Now we don’t miss having chaat here as we can make it at home 🙂 Everyone loved it at the pot luck. Success!!

Ingredients:

1. Onions
2. Tomatoes
3. Garlic
4. Ginger
5. Spices ( Cloves, Cardamom, Cinamon, fennel seeds, cumin seeds)
6. Green Peas(boiled)
7. Olive oil
8. Turmeric
9. Salt
10. Coriander powder
11. Cumin powder
12. MDH Curry powder
13. Coriander Leaves
14. Green chillies

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add the spices
2. After the spices are roasted, add onion and fry them till golden brown
3. Add ginger and garlic
4. Add tomatoes, green chillies, turmeric, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder, curry powder
5. Let it cook for sometime, then add green peas
6. Boil it for five minutes on low heat. Now add fresh coriander
7. After it cools, add the gravy to a blender or mixer

The gravy is ready to be used for any type of chaat you want. The kids will love it and so will the adults as the aroma spreads throughout the house,