Watch and learn how to make Chat Masala at home Only On Variety Vantalu.<br /><br />Most chaats owe their snazzy, tongue-tickling flavour to this peppy masala. Made of everyday spices, combined smartly with pungent ingredients the Chaat Masala has a strong aroma, which draws one to any dish it is added to. <br /><br />Ingredients<br /><br />1/2 cup cumin seeds<br />1/4 cup black pepper corns<br />2 tbsp sea salt<br />4 tbsp black salt<br />1/2 tsp asafoetida<br />1/2 tsp chilly powder<br />1/4 tsp dried ginger powder<br />1 tbsp dried mango powder<br />Mint Leaves<br /><br />Method<br /><br />- On a medium flame, dry roast the cumin seeds.<br />- Remove it in a bowl and allow it to cool.<br />- Dry roast black pepper corns and add them in the same bowl.<br />- Dry roast sea salt in the same manner.<br />- Add asafoetida, ginger powder and raw mango powder to the roasted sea salt and mix them.<br />- Transfer them in the bowl and add red chilli powder.<br />- Dry roast mint leaves and add them in the same bowl to cool completely.<br />- Crush black salt and place them in a separate bowl.<br />- In a grinder, grind this spice mixture in to a fine powder.<br />- Store it in an air tight container.<br />
