CHAAT MASALA

Chaat masala is mainly used to season snacks, drinks and fruits. It lifts up the taste of the dish it is added to.

Making chaat masala at home is very quick and easy.

The given quantities of ingredients will yield approximately 80 grams of chaat masala.

Recipe for Chaat masala

Ingredients for Chaat masala

• 5 tsp black salt or kala namak
• 1 ½ tbsp coriander seeds or sabut dhania
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds or jeera
• ½ tbsp black pepper or kalimirch
• ½ tbsp dried mango powder or amchur
• 3 dry red chillies or sabut lal mirch
• ¼ tsp citric acid
• ¼ tsp asafoetida or heeng
• 1 tbsp salt

How to make

Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper and red chillies separately on medium heat.

Roast for 2 minutes each. Keep aside till it cools down.

First grind the roasted condiments and spices together.

Now add in the black salt, salt, heeng and citric acid. Grind to get a fine powder.

The chaat masala will be slightly coarse in texture. For a finer texture sieve it. Store in an airtight jar.