Indian Peanut Chaat (often called Moongphali Chaat) is the ultimate “crunch factor” snack. It’s a spicy, savoury, and tangy street food.
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What exactly is Peanut Chaat?
In India, some traditional bar snacks have become a legend. Peanut Chaat is one such widely popular Indian bar snack. It is also known as moongphalli ki chaat or congress kadlekai in Karnataka. It’s a quick-toss Indian style salad where the protein-packed peanut is the star, dressed up with spices and zingy lime.
From local bars with cheaper eats to higher-end, modern establishments in India, masala peanut chaat is omnipresent and an all-time favourite snack among food lovers.
Why You’ll LOVE This North Style Peanut Chaat
- minimum effort and maximum flavour
- perfectly healthy snack for munching
- its gluten and dairy free
- rich in plant protein
- meal prep friendly
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Peanuts: Use skinless, raw peanuts to make chaat. You can use pre-roasted, salted peanuts as well. The leftover peanuts can be used to make homemade peanut butter.
- Groundnut Oil to roast the peanut. You can substitute it with ghee, coconut oil, or vegetable oil.
- Vegetables: Onion, Tomato (ripe and juicy), Cucumber
- Spices: Red Chili Powder, Cumin Powder, Chaat Masala
- Herbs: Fresh Coriander Leaves or cilantro, Green Chili (medium spicy)
- Salt, Lemon or Lime Juice
How To Make Peanut Chaat
Step 1) Start with Peanuts
- Pick packaged, skinless peanuts for this chaat recipe.
- To remove skin of peanuts: Dry roast them in a pan over high heat for 5 minutes. Keep stirring while roasting to avoid burning the peanuts. Once the nuts are warm, transfer them to a deep bowl and allow them to cool down a bit (so it’s easy to handle). Now vigorously rub the warm peanuts using your fingers to remove the skin or outer peel.
Step 2) Roasting Spices
- Heat oil in a pan. Add spices, salt, and peanuts.
- Fry them for 8 – 10 minutes over low heat. This step wafts away the raw taste of the peanuts, and each piece is nicely coated with masala.
- Transfer masala roasted peanuts to a bowl and allow them to cool down completely.
Step 3) Final Toss
- Add chopped vegetables, green chilli, coriander, and lemon juice to roasted masala peanuts. Mix nicely. T
- Taste, and if required, add more salt and spices.
Peanut Chaat is ready to serve!
Serve in small individual bowls, or in a big sharing platter like a bar snack. In India, peanut chaat is served as a party or bar snack, light evening tapas, or as a crunchy salad.
Hina’s Tried and True Tips
- There are two ways to make peanut chaat. One by boiling the peanuts with skin and the second by using the skinless, roasted peanuts. You can pick according to personal preference.
- While roasting the peanuts in masala, keep the flame medium-high and continuously stir them to be evenly toasted and coated with the spices.
- You can roast the peanuts in masala a few hours before serving. They remain perfectly crunchy. Last-minute combine vegetables, herbs, and lemon juice, and serve.
- It is best enjoyed immediately, because the longer it sits, the more liquid will be drawn out of the vegetables and they lose the crunch factor.
Watch Masala Peanut Chaat Video
Love Indian Chaats? Here are a few popular ones for you to try – Aloo Tikki Chaat, Sweet Corn Chaat, or the sweet and spicy Dahi Papdi Chaat.
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Peanut Chaat Recipe
Peanut Chaat is a vegetarian Indian snack. Learn how to make authentic moongphali chaat in a few simple steps.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 288kcal
- Stir Fry Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Cup peanuts (skinless)
- 2 tablespoon groundnut oil
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder (jeera powder)
- 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ Cup onion, finely chopped
- ¼ Cup tomato, finely chopped
- ¼ Cup cucumber, finely chopped
- 1 green chili chopped
- 2 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add spices, salt, and peanuts. Fry them for 8 – 10 minutes over low heat. This step wafts away the raw taste of the peanuts and each piece is nicely coated with the masala.
- Transfer masala roasted peanuts to a bowl and allow them to cool down completely.
- Add chopped vegetables, green chili, coriander, and lemon juice to the masala roasted peanuts. Mix nicely. Taste and if required, add more salt and spices.
- Peanut Chaat is ready to serve!
Recipe Notes:
- Pick packaged, skinless peanuts for this chaat recipe. You can easily get them in Indian or Asian grocery stores.
- If you are using salted peanuts, make sure to adjust the quantity of the salt in the Chaat accordingly.
- You can roast the peanuts in masala a few hours before serving. Store them in an airtight container. They remain perfectly crunchy.
- Please Note that peanut chaat is a nibbling or munching snack high in protein and fat. Hence, serve it with caution to people with dietary restrictions. However, this chaat is gluten-free and vegan.
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 782mg | Potassium: 347mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 252IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
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Anju says
Hi Hina,
Very yummy dish and I will definitely try this dish.. Am using this oil brand at home https://www.puvi.co/. Also suggesting you to try very trusted brand.
Harish says
Yummy 😋
Thanks for sharing this recipe 😋
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ANIL DAHAR says
Store salted shelled peanuts with peeled garlic and then roast them. Serve with hot tea. Extremely popular at our hotel THE WHITE HOUSE at mussoorie. Of course the cold weather helps !
Hina Gujral says
Wow such a brilliant idea! thanks for sharing it with us.