Peanut Chaat Recipe
Peanut Chaat is a vegetarian Indian snack. Learn how to make authentic moongphali chaat in a few simple steps.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 288kcal
- 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
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!
- 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.
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