
Matar Kulcha | Matar Chaat – Delhi Style Recipe
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A tangy and spiced white peas curry served with soft kulcha bread, a classic North Indian street food. Garnished with fresh onions, tomatoes, herbs, and bright lemon. Satisfying as a light meal or substantial snack.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 3- 1.25 cup dried white peas ((safed matar))
- 3 to 4 cups water ( - for pressure cooking the soaked white peas)
- 1 tablespoon (oil)
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon dried mango powder ((amchur powder))
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
- ¾ cup mint leaves (- loosely packed)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 black cardamom (- seeds removed and husks discarded)
- 1 dried red chilli (- deseeded, optional)
- 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing))
- 1 teaspoon black salt (or regular salt, add as needed)
- 5 to 6 black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon tamarind (- seedless)
- ¼ or ⅓ cup water (for grinding or add as required)
- 1 onion (- small-sized, finely chopped)
- 1 tomato (- medium-sized, finely chopped)
- 1 green chili (- slit or chopped)
- ½ inch ginger (- julienned or finely chopped)
- 1 lemon (- quartered)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons coriander leaves (- optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 510M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 8h
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 326mg
- Total sugar
- 6g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1560mg
- Calcium
- 222mg
- Iron
- 8mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 480M
- SODIUM
- 326MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.
