Peanut Chaat (Indian Peanut Salad)
Peanut Chaat is a sweet, spicy, tangy, crunchy, and protein-packed Indian appetizer made with roasted or boiled peanuts. This easy snack comes together in less than 10 minutes and will be loved by everyone!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Peanuts boiled or roasted, I used roasted peanuts
- ½ cup Red Onion diced
- ½ cup Tomato diced
- 1 Green Chili Pepper optional, finely diced
- 2 tablespoon Cilantro leaves finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder adjust to
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala
- Salt add to taste, adjust if using salted peanuts.
- 1/2 Lemon freshly squeezed
Instructions
- Chop onions, tomatoes, green chili, and cilantro.
- Mix peanuts and chopped veggies in a large bowl. Sprinkle salt, red chili powder, roasted cumin powder, and chaat masala. Add fresh cilantro and squeeze lemin juice.
- Toss them all well and serve fresh.
Notes
How to boil peanuts: Rinse raw peanuts and cook them in an Instant Pot (15 mins), pressure cooker (3 whistles), or boil (30 mins) with salt. If pressure-cooked, let the pressure release naturally. Drain if using pre-boiled peanuts.
Customize the veggies: Feel free to add veggies of your choice, such as chopped cucumber, grated carrots, diced raw mangoes, diced red bell peppers, or boiled potatoes. Pomegranate seeds are great for crunch.
Add chutneys: For extra flavor, top the chaat with tamarind chutney and green chutney.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 323IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg