Chat masala is a spice blend, especially used in Indian and Pakistani dishes as a seasoning spice blend. This spice blend has the perfect sweet, sour, salt, and tart mixture. Although there are many spice blends in Pakistan and India for various dishes, chat masala is one of a kind.
Chat masala is an everyday-use spice blend which enhances the flavours of vegetables, fruits, chips, drinks, and yoghurt.
Species You Need To Make Chat Masala
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
3 tablespoons cumin seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds or saunf
1 teaspoon dried mint
3 tablespoons black salt powder
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup dried mango powder, amchur powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon asafetida powder or hing
1 1/2 teaspoons ajwain/carom seeds
How To Make Chat Masala
The first step in the preparation of chat masala is roasting the seeds. Take a dried pan and add your coriander, cumin, fennel/saunf, and ajwain/carom seeds to the pan. Roast the species for about 3-5 minutes.
Now that you have roasted the species add your roasted species and the remaining ingredients to a grinder.
Finally, grind the spices and also shake them twice to thrice for an even mixing of all the spices.
And there you have it. Your chat masala is ready! You can store your chat masala in an air-tight jar and use it for up to 8 weeks. This blend of spices is perfect to be used in vegetables and fruit salads. And also in summer fruit juices as well as in smoothies.
