Chana Chaat Recipe

This chana chaat recipe is a quick, healthy Indian snack made with boiled white chickpeas, fresh veggies, and tangy spices. It’s light, protein-rich, and perfect for tea time, lunch boxes, or as a mid-day bite.

You can make it in just 10 minutes using leftover or freshly boiled chana, every spoonful is fresh, crunchy, and full of flavour.

Course Salad, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Keyword chana chaat recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings people

Calories 261kcal

Author Puja

Equipment

Ingredients

For Chana Chaat:

2 cups white chickpeas boiled, kabuli chana
1 onion finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
3 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped
red chilli powder a pinch, optional
½ tsp chaat masala or as per taste
3 tbsp sev
plain cornflakes as needed
3 tbsp pomegranate seeds
salt as per taste
lemon juice as per taste

For Boiling Chana:

1 cup dried white chickpeas
Water enough to soak and cook
½ tsp salt

Instructions

To Boil Chana:

Wash and soak chickpeas overnight or for 7-8 hours.
Drain and add soaked chana to a pressure cooker with fresh water and salt.
Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or until soft.
Drain and let it cool completely. (save the water used for boiling chana, it’s full of nutrients and can be used to knead dough or in curries)

To Make Chana Chaat:

In a large bowl, combine boiled chickpeas, onion, tomato, green chillies, chilli powder, chaat masala, coriander, salt, lemon juice and pomegranate seeds.
Mix well until everything blends evenly.
Taste and adjust spices.
Garnish with sev and cornflakes just before serving.
Serve fresh with hot tea or coffee.

Notes

Add salt while boiling to enhance flavour.

Use a pressure cooker, it saves time and makes chickpeas soft and evenly cooked.

Skip onions if packing for tiffin, as they tend to smell when kept for long.

Serve immediately for the best crunch. Enjoy it as an evening snack or light meal.

Store boiled chickpeas for up to 2–3 days in the fridge.

Mix the chaat fresh when ready to serve.

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