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    Home » Appetizers & Snacks » Chaats

    Ghuguni chaat - Indian street food

    by Nisha

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    Ghuguni chaat - A popular northeastern chaat from the states of Bengal and Orissa. A flavourful yellow peas mixture that is eaten as a chaat and can also be had as a side dish.

    Normally when we talk about Indian street food the first thing that comes to mind is Chaat and when we think of Chaat it is always Bhel puri, pav Bhaji or pani puri. But the eastern states of India also have their... As Mumbai is famous for its chatpata chaat so is Kolkata equally popular for its street food. From kathi rolls to Frankies to Jhal muri to this ghuguni Chaat, they have a huge variety for us to enjoy.

    Normally street foods do not fall under the healthy food category. But this particular dish, made of lentils and spiced up with regular Indian spices, is nothing but healthy. Dried yellow or white peas is the star ingredient which strongly imparts a distinct flavour which is the key to making a successful ghuguni. So the spices and onion-tomato Masala is kept to a minimum.

    Ghuguni chaat

     

    This dish is from the Odia cuisine. If you want to know more about this wonderful Odia cuisine, you can read this post. It is a new series that is running on the blog where I do a small interview with the native people. They talk about their family customs and traditions and give us an overview of their culture.

    Ghuguni chaat

    5 from 1 vote
    Ghuguni chaat
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    Ghuguni chaat
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    20 mins
    Total Time
    30 mins
     

    A popular northeastern chaat from the states of Bengal and Orissa. A flavourful peas mixture that is eaten as a chaat and can also be had as a side dish. 

    Course: Appetizer, Chaat
    Cuisine: Indian, Orissa
    Servings: 4
    Author: Nisha
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup dry yellow peas
    To grind
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • ½" ginger
    • 1 cardamom
    • 1 half inch cinnamon stick
    • 1 medium-sized onion
    • 1 medium-sized tomato
    Rest of the ingredients
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 2 green chillies, slit lengthwise (Indian or thai variety)
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
    • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • Salt to taste
    • Few coriander leaves for garnish
    To serve the chaat
    • Finely chopped onions
    • Date-tamarind chutney
    • Green chutney ( a mix of coriander, mint and green chilli)
    • Coriander leaves
    • Chaat masala
    Instructions
    1. Soak the peas overnight, minimum of 8 hours. Pressure cook them (about 2-3 whistles) or cook them in a pan with enough water until the peas are tender. 

      Grind everything mentioned under to grind to a smooth paste. Keep aside. 

    2. Heat oil in a kadai or a pan. Once the oil is hot, add the bay leaf and cumin seeds. 

    3. Once the cumin seeds splutter, add the green chillies and the ground paste. Keep stirring and fry them for a couple of minutes. Then add the turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and chilli powder. 

    4. Mix them well and fry them for about 10 minutes or so, until the moisture content is completely evaporated from the paste and it thickens. 

    5. Now, add the cooked peas and 1 cup of water. Mix well. Add salt. Let it come to a boil. Turn off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. 

    Serving the Chaat
    1. While serving: Add ghuguni in a bowl. Top it with finely chopped onions and coriander leaves, a little bit of date-tamarind chutney, the green chutney and some chaat masala on top. You can also squeeze a bit of lime. 

    2. The toppings of the chaat can be added as per your taste preference

    Recipe Notes

    The peas mixture thickens on cooling. Add little more water before serving.

    This post is a part of the Blogging marathon and this week's theme is Street food. So the three posts this week are going to be about popular Indian street foods.

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#83

    « Desi gajar Ka Halwa - Carrot halwa
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    Comments

    1. Pavani says

      January 05, 2018 at 2:18 am

      That is such a hearty and delicious chaat. Awesome clicks.

      Reply
    2. Priya Srinivasan says

      December 30, 2017 at 9:02 pm

      This is one Delicious chat! I have made it once for our mega BM! The props are stunning Nisha, as I said in one of ur insta posts I m loving ur compositions ❤️ Amazing 😍

      Reply
    3. Chef Mireille says

      December 30, 2017 at 7:01 am

      so hearty and healthy - looks delicious

      Reply
    4. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      December 28, 2017 at 6:39 pm

      I love your clicks Nisha and just by seeing the pictures I am drooling. Love the recipe.

      Reply
    5. Harini says

      December 24, 2017 at 3:48 am

      I have had variation of this chaat. I love the presentation too.

      Reply
    6. Preeti says

      December 23, 2017 at 4:01 pm

      I love this street food.. looks amazing and wonderful clicks.

      Reply
    7. Priya Suresh says

      December 22, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      My mouth is just watering here, ghuguni !!!! am ready to die for a bowl of ghuguni anytime, super tempting chaat food.

      Reply
    8. Usha says

      December 19, 2017 at 5:35 pm

      This was on my list for street food. I got lazy and went with an easy version 😛 . Love all the props you used in these images, specially the spoon holding the lime. Lovely clicks and yummy chaat.

      Reply
    9. Srivalli says

      December 19, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Yes the shots are so stunning...very nicely composed. I love this dish and as you say its healthy too!

      Reply
    10. Vaishali says

      December 19, 2017 at 1:37 am

      Love the clicks and Ghughni is such a delicious street food , definitely healthy too .

      Reply

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