Chaat items(also spelt as chat) is mainly Indian street food. That was some time back. Now most Indian restaurants offer them on their menu as these chat items are very popular.

Chats can also be made at home and are a favorite to be served at parties and celebrations, even wedding receptions along with other traditional foods.

Chats are a mixture of all the tastes, sweet, sour, hot, salty, just like life. And because of that they are very much in demand as snacks too. Kids love them and grown ups like them too. The popular chat items are:

Pani puri

Dahi Puri

fruit chat

Aloo-chat

papri-chat

samosa chat etc

Chat recipes mainly include crisp fried bread(small poories), puffed rice, onions, coriander leaves, tomatoes, boiled potatoes, sev, which is made from chickpea flour (bengal gram flour - Besan), spice mixes, sweet and sour chutneys such as date chutney, coriander and mint chutney.

All the items are kept ready and the chat is assembled just before serving. You can be as creative as you want. You can even invent your own version of a chat recipe. It is really interesting to watch the chat being prepared. It makes you also more creative about food.

You can make the chats at home too. When you have a few basic items, you can assemble a chat dish in a few minutes. You can buy some of the items and the easier ones you can make at home.

The advantage of making the chats at home is that you can use the best ingredients and make healthier snacks.

Chat masala is mostly common to all the chat items and you can easily make it at home. this chat masala can also be used to sprinkle on salads and juices.

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