Indian street food recipes: Victoria Chaat

Indian street food recipes: Victoria Chaat

By Nandini Bhushan

Street food in India is a vibrant and integral part of the country’s culinary culture, offering diverse flavours, textures, and aromas. The rich journey of Indian street food varies widely from region to region, reflecting the country’s diverse culinary tradition. From east to west, and from north to south, every corner of India offers unique street food made with locally available ingredients. Cheap and easily available, these street foods are consumed by millions.

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Victoria Chaat

Calcutta Victoria Chaat is one of the most loved street foods found around the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. It’s a vibrant, tangy, sweet and spicy chat made with a base of boiled potato and crispy elements topped with chutney, curd and spices.

Ingredients 

(Serving for 2)

Potato: 2 medium boiled, peeled and cubed

Black chana: ½ cup boiled 

Onion: 1 finely chopped 

Tomato: 1 diced

Raw mango: 1 small diced

Green chilli: 1 chopped 

Coriander leaves: 2 tsp

Roasted cumin powder: ¼ tsp

Chat masala: ¼ tsp

Black salt: ¼ tsp

Red chilli powder: a pinch

Lemon juice: 1 tsp 

Tamarind chutney: 2 tsp

Green chutney: 1 tsp

Yoghurt: ¼ cup beaten, lightly sweetened with a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt 

Crushed papdi or golgappa: ½ cup

Sev: ¼ cup

Salt to taste

Step 1 

To prepare the base, boil the chana until soft but not mushy. Boil, peel and dice the potato.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, add diced potato, tomato, onion and raw mango. Toss gently to combine.

Step 3

Add tamarind chutney, green chutney, black salt, roasted cumin powder, chat masala, red chilli powder and salt. Squeeze lemon juice over the mixture and toss again to coat everything well.

Step 4

Divide the chat mixture into a serving bowl or plate. Top each portion with sev, crushed papdi, chopped coriander leaves and green chilli. Serve immediately.