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.
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
