Makhana chaat

Name: Makhana chaat
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 100 g makhana; 1 tsp ghee or oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 small tomato, deseeded and chopped; 1 green chilli, minced; A handful of coriander, chopped; Juice of half a lemon; 1 tsp chaat masala; Half tsp roasted cumin powder; Salt to taste; Sev, to finish

The fastest thing you can do with makhana that is not simply eating it from the pouch. Everything raw and cold against something warm and crisp, assembled at the last second so nothing goes soft. Ten minutes, most of which is chopping.

Time: 10 min
Serves: 2
Level: Very easy
Uses: Peri Peri or Himalayan Pink Salt

Ingredients

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The base

The chaat

Seasoning

Method

Worth knowing

Use Peri Peri and you can skip the chilli entirely.
Never mix ahead. Prep the vegetables, keep the makhana separate, combine at the table.
A spoon of pomegranate is not traditional but it is very good.

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Get the makhana

Makhana chaat

Ingredients

Method

Crisp the makhana

Prep everything else

Season

Combine last

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