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Chat Masala Recipe - Enjoy the Unique
Flavours of Indian Cuisine

Travel throughout India and South Asia and you're sure to enjoy food delicately spiced with chat masala. A fairly complex blend of sweet and sour ingredients. It's still easy-to-make and can be used to flavour many dishes ranging from curries, meats, stews; and it can even be sprinkled over fruit and drinks. (See the bottom of the page for other blends)

What You'll Need: (makes about 8-9 tablespoons)

2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp amchoor (ground mango)
1 tbsp black peppercorns
4 tsp cumin seeds
4 tsp dried mint
4 tsp dried ginger root (or 2 tsp ground ginger)
2 tsp kala namak (black salt)
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp asafetida powder (hing)

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

• Grind the dried ginger root, peppercorns, cumin and coriander seeds

• Once ground sieve into a bowl

• Add the amchoor, chili and asafetida powders, kala namak and, if you used ground, the ginger to the bowl and combine

• Finally, crumble in the dried mint. Combine thoroughly
  
  

Store your masala chat in an airtight jar out of direct sunlight. Use within 3 months before rustling up a fresh amount.

Note: I recommend you dry toast the cumin, coriander and peppercorns prior to grinding and combining with the pre-ground ingredients.

The heat from the toasting releases superb flavours and fabulous aromas. Read more about this simple and worthwhile cooking technique. (Link opens in new window)

Note ll: If you haven't got any kala namak to hand, just add 1-2 extra teaspoons of salt instead.

Ingredient Note: If you have them, use whole spices for this chat recipe as they will add the best flavours. If you don't have them use  pre-ground powders and reduce the amounts the recipe requires by half. So instead 2 tablespoons of coriander seeds you use 1 tablespoon of pre-ground coriander. Do likewise for any other ingredients you don't have whole and stir in with any other powders when making.

Homemade Chaat Masala Mix

A Step-by-Step Instructional Video

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