Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe / Spicy Tomato Chaat

 Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe / Spicy Tomato Chaat

      Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe is a popular, street chaat recipe, found in the streets of Varanasi, this Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe is a mish-mash of potatoes and tomatoes flavored with Pav Bhaji masala. This soft and smooth spicy-tangy tomato chaat is topped with crispy-crunchy Namak Para.

     Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe is a delicious chaat recipe, that is sure to have a burst of flavours in your mouth. This Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe is an unique chaat with no addition of teekhi or meethi chutney. 

     This chat is a mish-mash of an onion-tomato-potato mixture seasoned with pav bhaji masala, finished off with crispy namak para. Namak Para is a deep fried biscuit like, savoury snack that adds a difference to this chaat. 

     Serve this Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe along with Dahi Bhalla Papdi (Puri) Chaat Recipe and Chole Aloo Tikki Chaat Recipe (An Indian Street Food Snack) for your chaat party. 

Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe

Cuisine: North Indian Recipes 

Course: Appetizer 

Diet: Vegetarian 

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil
• 1 Onion,finely chopped
• 2 Potato (Aloo),boiled and mashed
• 4 Tomatoes,finely chopped
• 1 inch Ginger,finely chopped
• 1 Green Chilli,finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons Pav bhaji masala
• 1 teaspoons Garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
• 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Black Salt (Kala Namak)
• Salt,to taste
• 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
• 1/2 cup Namak Para,to garnish
• 1/2 cup Sev,to granish
• 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves,to garnish

Preparation:

1. To begin making the Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe, keep all the ingredients ready. 
2. In a kadai, heat oil on medium flame, add the onion, green chilli and ginger and saute for 3 to 4 minutes until the onions turn transparent.
3. Once the onions are nice and soft, add the chopped tomatoes and give it a mix.
4. Cover and continue to cook for about 5 minutes, until the tomatoes have softened and are completely mushy.
5. Now that the onion-tomato mix has come together, add the mashed potatoes and mix it well until the mixture comes together.
6. Season the onion-tomato-potato mixture with the dry masala - pav bhaji masala, garam masala, cumin powder, red chilli powder, chaat masala, black salt and salt.
7. Give the Banarasi Tamatar Chaat a good stir, let it cook for another 2 minutes and turn off the heat.
8. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice and garnish the Banarasi Tamatar Chaat with namak para, sev and coriander leaves. 
9. Serve this Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe along with Dahi Bhalla Papdi (Puri) Chaat Recipe and Chole Aloo Tikki Chaat Recipe (An Indian Street Food Snack) at your chaat party.

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