Chaats From Across India

By Rittwik Naskar

India’s most loved street food happens to be chaat and here’s 9 popular ones from across the nation.

Also known as basket chaat, this one sees deep fried potato bowls filled with chickpeas, pomegranate, yoghurt, spices and chutneys.

Tokri Chaat

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A mishmash of sev, papdi, aloo tikki, spinach dumplings and chutneys, Kanpur's own gadbad chaat is a must-try.

Gadbad Chaat

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From Kutch, this chaat is made from a papad shaped into a cone and filled with potatoes, chutneys and masala peanuts.

Cone Chaat

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Crisp and fried spinach fritters topped with spicy chutney, sweet and sour chutney, sev and spices.

Palak Patta Chaat

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Spicy chickpea curry drowsed over crushed samosas and garnished with yoghurt, chopped coriander and chutneys.

Samosa Chaat

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Fried potato tikkis topped with tangy-sweet tamarind chutney and spicy green chutney along with curd.

Aloo Tikki Chaat

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Crispy potato patties topped on dried white peas curry along with chutney, raw onions and sev.

Ragda Patties

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Deep fried lentil fritters dunked in curd and served with red and green chutneys and sev for crunch.

Dahi Vada

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Puffed puris filled with spiced potato and chickpea mix and topped with chutney, curd and sev.

Dahi Puri

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