FRUIT CHAAT

This chaat is totally different from what one would think when hearing of fruits, but a popular street snack of North India, which is not an average fruit salad and not served as a dessert. It's a spicy snack with several types of fruits chopped up and mixed together, seasoned with spices. Of course an easy-to-make iftar dish which needs just about 20 mins, and which gives a satiety and is healthy than any sweets and fats.

Ingredients:-

1. Apple- 1 nos., cubed into ½ inch pieces

2. Banana- 1 nos., firm banana peeled and sliced into approximately ¼ inch rounds

3. Cucumber- 1 nos., cubed into ¼ inch pieces

4. Green chili- 1, finely chopped (optional, if like it to be more spicy)

5. Mint leaves- a few, for garnishing

6. Lemon juice – 1-2 tbsp., to rub on banana and apple cubes

For Seasoning:

6. Lemon juice - 1 tbsp.

7. Ginger juice- 1 tbsp.

8. Roasted cumin seeds powder- ½ tsp.

9. Sugar - 1 tsp. (optional, if want it more sweet)

10. Salt – ½ tsp.

11. Black pepper powder- ¼ tsp. 

Method:-

1. In a large bowl combine fruits and cucumber with the green chili. Toss and set aside. (N.B: Rub the lemon juice on the banana and apple cubes, so that they don’t get discolored and also gives a sour hint to the fruits.)

2. In a small bowl, mix all the seasoning ingredients together; making sure that the sugar is completely dissolved.

3. Pour this seasoning over the fruits and mix it.

4. Garnished it with some mint leaves  and serve chilled.

Tips:

- Chilling it in the refrigerator before serving can make it feel better.

- You can use seasonal fruits or that are available locally, like papaya, grapes, orange, mango, etc., of your will.

- Can also include tubers like sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, which are boiled, peeled and cubed, along with fruits