Tikki Chole Chaat | Spicy Chaat recipes

Chaat and the Indian Palate

Chaat is welcome in any form at my place. I had a batch of cooked and frozen chickpeas, and when my elder girl asked me to make something chatpata (spicy) on a rather lazy Sunday afternoon, I suggested that I make this. She was more than eager to help me assemble the chaat.

Although slightly tedious, this is very similar to the Ragda patties or the Dry Tikki Chaat.  The base instead of dried peas gravy is similar to the Chole (chickpeas gravy) served with Puri or Bhature.  Topped with sev , chutneys and a dash of yoghurt, this makes for a lip smacking and colourful chaat for any party or get together.  If you are bored of the same base, why don't you try this delish and nutritious Oats Moong Tikki as the base for this chole chaat.

Or if hosting a Holi / Diwali potluck, try this No-fry Dahi Bhalla / Dahi vada

Two chutneys which are 100% essential in any Indian Chaat

How to make this Quick TIkki Chole Chaat

I made this real quick as I always have a batch of cooked chickpeas (not canned) at home in my freezer. Click on the following video to learn how to prep a batch of cooked chickpeas that can be used in a jiffy.

Other delicious recipes using chickpeas are:

Prep time: 45 mins | Cook time : 15 mins | Serves : 6

Course : Snack / Chaat, Indian, Spice level : Medium to high

Ingredients to make Tikki Chole Chaat:

(A) For the Tikki (patties)

• 700 grams Potatoes (boiled , peeled and grated)
• 1 Beetroot (peeled, steamed and mashed,opt)
• ¼ cup Peas (steamed)
• 2 Onions (large, minced)
• ¼ cup Bread Crumbs (use store bought or homemade)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 Green chillies(chopped fine, adjust spice)
• 2 teaspoon Cashews (broken into bits)
• 4 tablespoon Oil (to shallow fry)
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Coriander leaves (chopped)

Chole :

• 2 cups Cooked Chickpeas ( i used Brown chickpeas here)
• 4 teaspoon Oil
• 4 Tomato (ripe, Pureeed)
• 1 Onion (large, minced)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 Green Chillies (Minced)

Dry Masalas:

• 1 tablespoon Garam Masala Powder
• 2 tablespoon Chole Masala
• 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon Dry Mango Powder (Amchur)
• 2 tablespoon Coriander powder (Dhania powder)
• ¼ teaspoon Clove powder

Garnish:

• 3 teaspoon Coriander leaves (chopped fine)
• 1 teaspoon Chat Masala 
• ¼ cup Sev / Ompudi
• 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
• ¼ cup Onions (minced)
• ¼ cup Tomato (minced fine)
• ¼ cup Green Chutney
• ¼ cup Tamarind dates Chutney
• ¼ cup Pomegranate pearls
• 1 cup yoghurt (whisked well, opt.)

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Method to make Tikki Chole Chaat:

Chole: Follow this method to make Chole. If you have cooked / canned chickpeas, drain and make the usual recipe with Chole. Let the gravy be little dry and not too runny.

To make the tikki: mix all the ingredients under Tikki list and make into tikkis. If not cooking immediately, refrigerate for upto 12 hours. Else blast freeze for 10 mins to make them firm. Shallow fry in oil and drain on paper tissues. 

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To assemble the Tikki Chole chaat: 

Take 2 Tikkis per serving, mash them up slightly. Add a ladle full of prepared chole. Top with chopped onions, tomatoes, a dash of yoghurt and all the chutneys and toppings. Add sev and serve immediately.  Watch the video above to know how to assemble