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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chaat > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chaat.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaat > Source revision: 1351741194 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Savoury Indian-originated snack}} {{for|the Lebanese town|Chaat, Lebanon}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox food | name = Chaat | image = Dahi puri, Doi phuchka.jpg | caption = [Dahi puri](/source/Dahi_puri), a variation of [panipuri](/source/panipuri) | country = [India](/source/India) | region = [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), [Delhi](/source/Delhi), [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat), [Rajasthan](/source/Rajasthan), [Odisha](/source/Odisha), [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal), [Bihar](/source/Bihar) & [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) and [Bhojpuri region](/source/Bhojpuri_region) | creator = | type = [Snack](/source/Snack) | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Chaat''', or '''chāt''' ([IAST](/source/IAST): ''cāṭ)'' ({{lit|lick, tasting, delicacy}}) is a family of fried dough [snack](/source/snack)s that originated in [India](/source/India), typically served as an [hors d'oeuvre](/source/hors_d'oeuvre) or at roadside tracks from stalls or [food cart](/source/food_cart)s across [South Asia](/source/South_Asia).{{cite web |first=Sanjay |last=Thumma |author-link=Sanjay Thumma |publisher=Vahrehvah.com |location=[Hyderabad, India](/source/Hyderabad%2C_India) |title=Chaat Recipes |url=http://www.vahrehvah.com/Chaat_Recipes.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103083129/http://www.vahrehvah.com/Chaat_Recipes.php |archive-date=3 November 2012 |access-date=27 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://infokosh.bangladesh.gov.bd/detail.php?article_id=195&content_type=0&doc_type=5 |title=The Chaat Business |website=infokosh.bangladesh.gov.bd |language=bn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121129011150/http://infokosh.bangladesh.gov.bd/detail.php?article_id=195&content_type=0&doc_type=5 |archive-date=29 November 2012 |access-date=17 October 2012 |url-status=dead }} With its origins in [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh),{{cite web|title=10 Best Recipes From Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi/ Agra / Mathura )|url=http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/10-best-recipes-from-uttar-pradesh-437213|work=NDTV|date=25 October 2013|access-date=26 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028034511/http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/10-best-recipes-from-uttar-pradesh-437213|archive-date=28 October 2013|url-status=dead}} chaat has become popular in the rest of South Asia. ==Etymology== [[File:Chaatmasala.jpg|thumb|right|[Chaat masala](/source/Chaat_masala) is a distinct spice blend used specifically in chaat snacks.]] The word derives from the Indian word ''cāṭ'' चाट (tasting, a delicacy), from ''cāṭnā'' चाटना (to lick, as in licking one's fingers while eating), from [Prakrit](/source/Prakrit) ''caṭṭei'' चट्टेइ (to devour with relish, eat noisily).Oxford English Dictionary. ''Chaat''. Mar. 2005 Online edition. Retrieved 18 February 2008. ==Overview== {{unreferenced-section|date=August 2023}} [[File:5-water Pani Puri.jpg|thumb|[Panipuri](/source/Panipuri) is one of the best-known chaats in South Asia.]] [[File:Dahi vada or dahi bhalla.jpg|thumb|[Dahi vada](/source/Dahi_vada) chaat with yogurt]] All chaat variants are based on fried dough. The original chaat is a mixture of potato pieces, crisp fried bread, [dahi vada](/source/dahi_vada) or dahi bhalla, gram or [chickpeas](/source/Chickpea) and tangy-salty spices, with sour Indian chili and [saunth](/source/Sooth_(chutney)) (dried ginger and tamarind sauce), fresh green coriander leaves and yogurt for garnish. Other common variants include [alu tikki](/source/alu_tikki)s or [samosa](/source/samosa) (garnished with onion, potatoes, coriander, peas, hot spices and a dash of yogurt), [bhel puri](/source/bhel_puri), [dahi puri](/source/dahi_puri), [panipuri](/source/panipuri), [dahi vada](/source/dahi_vada), [papri chaat](/source/papri_chaat), and [sev puri](/source/sev_puri). There are common elements among these variants including [dahi](/source/dahi_(curd)) (yogurt); chopped [onions](/source/onions) and [coriander](/source/coriander); [sev](/source/sev_(food)) (thin dried yellow salty noodles); and [chaat masala](/source/chaat_masala), typically consisting of [amchoor](/source/amchoor) (dried [mango](/source/mango) powder), [cumin](/source/cumin), [kala namak](/source/kala_namak) (Himalayan black rock salt), [coriander](/source/coriander), dried [ginger](/source/ginger), [salt](/source/salt), [black pepper](/source/black_pepper), and [red pepper](/source/Capsicum). The ingredients are combined and served on a small metal plate or a [banana leaf](/source/banana_leaf), dried and formed into a bowl. ==History== Some of the dishes now categorized as chaats, such as [dahi vada](/source/dahi_vada), can be traced back to ancient periods. A recipe for a dahi vada analogue called ''kshiravata'' is mentioned in ''[Manasollasa](/source/Manasollasa)'', a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by [Someshvara III](/source/Someshvara_III), who ruled from present-day [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka).{{cite book|author=K.T. Achaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bk9RHRCqZOkC&pg=PA85|title=The Story of Our Food|publisher=Universities Press|year=2003|isbn=978-81-7371-293-7|page=85}}{{Cite news|last=Vishal|first=Anoothi|title=Chaat Masala: Gourmet Indian street food|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/chaat-masala-gourmet-indian-street-food/articleshow/73615337.cms|access-date=4 September 2020}} According to food historian [K.T Achaya](/source/K._T._Achaya), descriptions of dahi vada also appear in literature far earlier from 500 BC.{{Cite news|last=Krishna|first=Priya|date=17 August 2020|title=Chaat Is More Than the Sum of Its Many Flavors|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/dining/chaat-recipes-maneet-chauhan.html|access-date=4 September 2020|issn=0362-4331}} Another dish resembling chaat as an organized [phenomenon](/source/phenomenon) or distinct group of dishes, according to culinary [anthropologist](/source/anthropologist) [Kurush Dalal](/source/Kurush_Dalal), originated in northern India (now [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh)) in the late 17th century during the reign of Mughal emperor [Shah Jahan](/source/Shah_Jahan). The royal doctors had asked the people of Delhi to consume spicy and fried snacks, as well as [dahi](/source/Curd_(India)), as a countermeasure to the alkaline water of the [Yamuna river](/source/Yamuna_river) that coursed through the city.{{Cite web|last=Ramadurai|first=Charukesi|date=3 June 2020|title=Pani Puri: India's favourite street food... at home?|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200602-pani-puri-indias-favourite-street-food-at-home|access-date=25 August 2020|website=BBC Travel}} Most chaats originated in parts of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) in India later in the 20th century,{{cite web|title=10 Best Recipes From Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi/ Agra / Mathura )|url=http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/10-best-recipes-from-uttar-pradesh-437213|work=NDTV|date=25 October 2013|access-date=26 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028034511/http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/10-best-recipes-from-uttar-pradesh-437213|archive-date=28 October 2013|url-status=dead}} but they are now eaten all across [South Asia](/source/South_Asia) and neighboring countries. Some are results of cultural [syncretism](/source/syncretism). ==Variations== [[File:IndianFood Bhelpuri.jpg|thumb|[Bhelpuri](/source/Bhelpuri) is a popular puffed-rice chaat.]] thumb|Raj kachori chaat thumb|A plate of masala puri made by street vendors in the chaat stalls near Bangalore thumb|Katori chaat thumb|Dahi puri chaat * [Alu chaat](/source/Alu_chat) - Potatoes (''alu'' in Hindi) cut into small pieces, fried until crisp and served with [chutney](/source/chutney) * [Alu tikki](/source/Alu_tikki) * Bedmi - [Puri](/source/Puri_(food)) stuffed with [dal](/source/dal) and fried until crisp; typically served with alu sabji and eaten for breakfast * [Bhalla](/source/Bhalla_(food)) * [Bhelpuri](/source/Bhelpuri) * [Cheela](/source/pancake)- [Besan](/source/Besan) (chickpea flour) pancakes served with [chutney](/source/chutney) and [sooth](/source/Sooth_(chutney)) (sweet chutney) * [Chotpoti](/source/Chotpoti), mixture of boiled diced potatoes, boiled chickpeas and sliced onions and chillies with grated eggs on top. Many kinds of roasted spice powder are used in its preparation. * [Dahi puri](/source/Dahi_puri) * [Dahi vada](/source/Dahi_vada) * [Kachori](/source/Kachori)- or kachauri, with variants such as khasta kachuari * Mangode - Similar to pakora, but [besan](/source/besan) paste is replaced with yellow [moong](/source/moong) paste * [Masalapuri](/source/Masalapuri) * [Pakora](/source/Pakora) - Small pieces of [paneer](/source/paneer), vegetables, or meat dipped in besan paste and fried. * [Panipuri](/source/Panipuri) * [Papri chaat](/source/Papri_chaat) - This contains fried patties called papri as an extra ingredient. * [Ragda patties](/source/Ragda_pattice) (alu tikki chaat) * Samosa chaat - [samosa](/source/samosa) is broken into pieces with green and sweet chutney added * [Sevpuri](/source/Sevpuri) * [Vada pav](/source/Vada_pav) * Dahi bhallay ki chaat (bhallay, potatoes, chickpeas, [imli](/source/tamarind) chutney, chaat masala, onions, tomatoes, [dahi](/source/yogurt), and other ingredients) * Beetroot and potato chaat{{cite news |last=Moghul |first=Sobiya N. |date=25 October 2013 |title=Beetroot and potato chaat recipe |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-25/recipes/42481180_1_beetroot-canola-oil-chaat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131115120100/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-25/recipes/42481180_1_beetroot-canola-oil-chaat |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=15 November 2013}} * Dhaka chaat{{cite web|last=D.Nath|first=Subha|title=Dhaka chaat|url=https://chat24x7.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/popular-snacks-chaat-of-Dhaka-at-evening.pdf|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109192803/https://chat24x7.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/popular-snacks-chaat-of-Dhaka-at-evening.pdf|archive-date=9 November 2017|url-status=dead}} * [Thattu vadai set](/source/Salem%2C_Tamilnadu){{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=S.P. |date=28 October 2015 |title=Salem's own evening Snack |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/salems-own-evening-snack/article7812120.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=22 January 2018 |language=en}} *Dal ki chaat - Made with moong dal mixed with spices and chutney and accompanied with wheat biscuits. Popular in Meerut. *Raj kachori - a hollow ball made with wheat and filled with sprouts, chickpeas, potatoes, bhalla and chutneys (sweet and green). *Basket chaat - Edible bowl made with potato and filled with sprouts, chickpeas, potato and chutneys. Popular in Lucknow. *Ram ladoo - Round fritters made from moong dal and served with radish and grey chutney. * [Dabeli](/source/Dabeli) - a sweet and sour burger made with potatoes, sev, groundnut and pomegranate *Barule - whole potato coated with besan, deep-fried and served with green chutney{{Cite web|url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/watch-viral-video-of-a-famous-street-food-disapproved-by-the-internet-heres-why-2705701|title = Watch: Viral Video of a Famous Street Food Disapproved by the Internet; Here's Why}} ==See also== * [List of Indian snack foods](/source/List_of_Indian_snack_foods) * {{portal-inline|Food}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} {{Street food}} {{Indian dishes}} {{Portal bar|India|Nepal|Caribbean|Food}} Category:Indian snack foods Category:Bihari cuisine Category:Nepalese cuisine Category:Uttar Pradeshi cuisine Category:Indian fast food Category:Hors d'oeuvres Category:Gujarati cuisine Category:Indian cuisine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chaat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaat) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaat?action=history)). 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