A mix of spices that can pep up any dish! Chaat masala is a tangy spice powder made up of cumin seeds, dry mango powder, salt etc. Chaat masala is used in all the Indian chaat recipes. Apart from that, it can be used in gravies, drinks, salads, raitas etc.
There are plenty of recipes for chaat masala. But picked this one because it was the simplest of all, asking for very few and basic ingredients. And ever since am using this recipe I never felt the need to try any other. Chaat masala call for cumin seeds, dry mango powder, salt, and peppercorns! That’s it!! This recipe is more about the balance of flavors.
I love to make my own spice mixes because that way I can customize as per my taste, make them fresh and pure. Believe me, once you will make homemade spices you will never buy from the market. Here is the collection of our homemade spice mixes which has the very popular garam masala, very versatile achari masala and many more.
It is certainly indispensable for the chaat recipes such as palak patta chaat, aloo chaat and more. However, I love to add chaat masala while making cutlets. Check out the collection of tangy and delicious cutlet recipes here.
1. Heat a pan. Add ¼ cup cumin seeds. Dry roast them on a low to medium flame for 1-2 minutes or till aromatic.
2. Once roasted, take them out in a plate. Leave them for 5-10 minutes or till they cool down.
3. Put cumin seeds in a grinder jar. Add 2 tbsp pepper corns. Grind to a powder.
4. Pass the above mix through a sieve. Also add ¼ cup dry mango powder, 2 tbsp black salt, 1 tbsp salt and ¼ tsp asafetida. Mix all ingredients well.
5. Sprinkle chaat masala on appetisers, salads etc.
PREP TIME 5 minutes
COOK TIME Nil
TOTAL TIME 5 minutes
1. Dry roast cumin seeds
Heat a pan. Add ¼ cup cumin seeds. Dry roast them on a low to medium flame for 1-2 minutes or till aromatic.
2. Let roasted cumin seeds cool down
Take out in a plate. Leave them for 5-10 minutes or till they cool down.
3. Grind cumin seeds and peppercorn
Put cumin seeds in a grinder jar. Add 2 tbsp pepper corns. Grind to a powder
4. Mix all the ingredients
Pass the above mix through a sieve. Also add ¼ cup dry mango powder, 2 tbsp black salt, 1 tbsp salt and ¼ tsp asafetida. Mix all ingredients well.
5. Bon appétit
Sprinkle chaat masala on lassi, fruit chaat, salads etc.
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