Banaras ka Tamatar Chaat

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tomatoes, puréed
• 3 tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped
• 1 green chilli
• 2 tablespoons jaggery powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon chaat masala
• 2 tablespoons coriander, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped (for garnish)
• 1 green chilli, chopped
• 1 lemon
• ¼ cup namakpare (wheat crackers)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• Salt to taste

METHOD

• For the tamatar chutney, add 3 puréed tomatoes to a pan. Cook on a medium flame with a pinch of salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder and 1 tablespoon jaggery powder. You can adjust the sweetness as per your taste. Keep cooking this till it reaches a thick consistency. Keep it aside.
• Next, in a pan, heat some oil and add the cumin seeds, green chilli and 1 tablespoon ginger and sauté for a few seconds.
• Add the chopped tomatoes to this pan and cook on a medium flame.
• When the tomatoes turn mushy, add the potatoes and mix well.
• Add the black pepper, chilli powder, salt, cumin powder and chaat masala and
  mix well.
• Cook this mixture for 10 minutes until the tomatoes and potatoes are mixed uniformly. You can add a bit of tamatar chutney to this mix.
• Now, add ½ tablespoon of jaggery and juice of ½ a lemon, till the mixture is spicy, tangy and sweet.
• Take a serving bowl and place the tomato and potato mixture in it. Top it with tamatar chutney, chopped coriander leaves, chopped ginger, chopped green chilli and crushed namakpare. Serve immediately.