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Chaat masala
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Chaat masala (Hindi; also spelled chat masala) is a masala, or spice mix, used in Indian cuisine. It typically consists of amchoor (dried mango powder), cumin, Kala Namak, coriander, dried ginger, salt, black pepper, asafoetida and chili powder. The ingredients are combined and served on a small metal plate or a banana leaf, dried and formed into a bowl, at chaat carts (especially in Gujarat, Maharastra, and across Northern and even Southern India).
Chaat masala has a pungent almost eggy smell and tastes both sweet and sour. It is used to flavour all the popular fast foods of India like bhelpuri, golgappa, aaloo chaat and Dahi puri. It is something of an acquired taste, and can be added to all sorts of everyday foods and drinks or even eaten on its own.
[edit] Fruit Chaat Masala
Chaat masala is also sprinkled on various fruits and fruit salads in northern India & Pakistan. Some spice brands market an extra spice mix called "fruit chaat masala". The fruit chaat masala tastes less of cumin, coriander and ginger, but more of chili pepper, black salt, amchoor and asafoetida. Street fruit vendors usually mix their own chaat masala, which is sprinkled on on the chopped up fruit, unless one says: "no masala, please." Sometimes black salt with chili powder alone is used.
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Chat Masala - Nutrition not given
You can make the chat masala at home by the recipe given below.
4 Tbsp Coriander seeds
2 Tbsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tsp Red chili powder
2 Tbsp Black salt crystals (or ordinary salt)
1 Tbsp Mango powder (amchoor)
1/2 Tbsp Garam masala
1 tsp Oil
1. Spray oil in a non-stick frying pan and roast coriander
seeds, cumin, and carom seeds separately till they turn
aromatic.
2. Mix all the ingredients and grind into a fine powder
using a grinder.
3. Store chat masala in a air-tight bottle and use it when
required.
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More information at:
http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-term/t--38742/chat-masala.asp
If your local stores does not carry it... You might have to order it online... Or use another spice or spice mixture that suits your tastes.
Take care,
Gloria
--- In Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends@yahoogroups.com, "Soft_n_ Gental" <darlenerathman@...> wrote:
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> I am trying to find out what CHAT MASALA is in this recipe. And where to find it.
>
> --- In Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends@yahoogroups.com, "Chef Gloria 1030" <chefgloria1030@> wrote:
> >
> > Onion and Tomato Raita - 3.4g Carbs, 0.6g Fiber, 2.1g Sugar
> >
> > From: HungryMonster.com
> > Nutrition From: caloriecount.about.com
> > Serves: 4
> >
> > 8 oz plain Yogurt
> > 1 small onion
> > 1 small tomato
> > 1/2 tsp chat masala (opt)
> > 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
> > 1/4 cup milk
> >
> > 1. Beat yogurt and milk till smooth
> >
> > 2. Chop onion and tomatoes and add to Yogurt.
> >
> > 3. Add salt and pepper and sprinkle the chat masala over, and serve.
> >
> > Serves: 4
> > Serving Size 56.0g
> > Nutrition per Serving:
> > 19 Calories, 4 Calories from Fat, 0.4g Total Fat, 0.2g Saturated Fat,
> > 0g Trans Fat, 1mg Cholesterol, 9mg Sodium, 3.4g Total Carbs,
> > 0.6g Dietary Fiber, 2.1g Sugars, 0.9g Protein
> >
>
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