page_title: Chaat
section_title: Types of chaat
hierarchical_section_title: Chaat / Types of chaat
caption_attribution_description: English: Basket Chat, an Indian snack
context_page_description: Chaat or chat is a savoury snack that originated in India, typically served as an hors d'oeuvre at roadside tracks from stalls or food carts across the Indian subcontinent in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. With its origins in Uttar Pradesh, India, chaat has become immensely popular in the rest of the Indian subcontinent. The word derives from Hindi cāṭ चाट, from cāṭnā चाटना, from Prakrit caṭṭei चट्टेइ.
context_section_description: Aloo chaat - Potatoes (aloo in Hindi) cut into small pieces, fried till crisp and served with chutney
  Aloo tikki
  Bedmi -  Puri stuffed with dal and fried till crisp. Typically served with aloo sabji and eaten for breakfast
  Bhalla/aloo tikki
  Bhelpuri
   Ragda patties (Aloo Tikki Chaat)
   Cheela- Besan (chickpea flour) pancakes served with chutney and sooth (sweet chutney)
  Chotpoti, mixture of boiled diced potatoes, boiled chickpeas and sliced onions and chillies with grated eggs on top. Many kinds of roasted spice powder are used in its preparation.
  Dahi puri
  Dahi vada
  Kachori- or Kachauri, with variants such as Khasta Kachuari
  Mangode - Similar to pakora, but besan paste is replaced with yellow moong paste
  Pakora - Different things such as paneer, vegetable dipped in besan (chickpea/gram flour) paste and fried.
  Masalapuri
  Chana chaat
  Papri chaat - This contains fried patty called papri as an extra ingredient.
  Samosa chaat - samosa is broken into pieces with green and sweet chutney added to it.
  Sevpuri
  Pav bhaji
  Pav vada
  Dahi bhallay ki chaat (bhallay, potatoes, chickpeas, imli chutney, chaat masala, onions, tomatoes, curd (Dahi) etc.)
  Beetroot & potato chaat
  Dhaka chaat
  Paneer chaat puri
  Thattu Vadai Set
  Dal ki chaat - Made with moong dal mixed with spices and chutney and accompanied with wheat biscuits. Popular in Meerut
  Raj kachori - a big hollow ball made with wheat and filled with sprouts, chickpeas, potatoes, bhalla and chutneys.
  Basket chat - Edible bowl made with potato and filled with sprouts,  chickpeas,  potato and chutneys . Popular in Lucknow
  Daulat ki chat - A sweet preparation made from keeping condensed milk in winter mist.
  Ram ladoo - Round fitters made from mong dal and served with raddish and grey chutney.
  Dabeli - a sweet and sour burger like Gujrati snack made with potatoes, sev and pomegranate
caption: Basket Chaat
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