Recipe- Make Evenings Delicious With Matar Chaat

Matar Chaat made with white peas tossed with onion, tomatoes, spices and chutneys!

This chaat is extremely popular in Delhi and makes amazing meal with kulcha or can be enjoyed as such.Matar Kulcha had a special place in my heart during college days. There was this roadside stall near our college which sold matar kulcha plate for Rs.7 I think (which is less than 10 cent!) and that used to be my treat very often.

That plate had 2 kulchas and a generous bowl of matar chaat made with white matar (white peas). It was so good you guys, so filling and all under 10 cent.

Those were the days! I wish I could go back in time and devour that meal again.

Now when the cravings strike in, I make these at home. You can’t really find kulchas here easily like you would in India so I need to make those at home too.

The Matar Chaat is actually very easy to make. The only cooking required is to pressure cook the white peas. The rest only involves chopping and mixing everything together.

Ingredients

1 cup dried white peas (safed matar), 200 grams, soaked overnight
1.5 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 medium onion chopped
1 medium tomato chopped
1 green chili chopped
1 inch ginger julienned
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon kala namak black salt
1/4 teaspoon chaat masala
3 tablespoons sweet tamarind chutney
1 tablespoon cilantro chutney

Method

* Soak 1 cup dried white peas (safed matar) in enough water (around 3 cups) overnight. Then in the morning, rinse and drain the water.

* Transfer the peas to the inner steel pot of your Instant Pot, add 1.5 cups (12 oz) water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir.

* Close the pot with the lid and press the pressure cook button. Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes or if you prefer much softer peas do 20 minutes (with the pressure valve in the sealing position).

* Let the pressure release naturally.

* Open the lid and then using a strainer drain the water in which the peas were pressure cooker. But retain like 2 tablespoons of water so that the peas remain little moist and not become completely dry.

* Transfer to a large bowl and then add to it- chopped onion, chopped tomato, green chili, ginger juliennes, chopped cilantro, cumin powder, kala namak and chaat masala.

* Also add the sweet tamarind chutney and cilantro chutney. Mix everything together until it's all well combined. Serve matar chaat with kulcha or as a snack.