Karele Ki chaat

Ingredients:
Bittergourd: 250 gms
1/2 tsp Green Mango pwder
1/2 tsp Cumin seed powder
1/4 tsp Black salt
green chllies finely chopped
1 tsp Tamarind paste
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder
1 tomato finely chopped
1/2 tsp chaat masala
1 onion finely chopped(optional)
Oil for frying

Method:
Peel off bittergourd and make thin slices.
Add 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder to chopped bittergourd.Mix well. Cover with a lid and leave aside for 4-5 hours.
After 4-5 hours bittergourd will leave some water. Squeeze it completely. That will take off the bitter taste.
After squeezing you can spread it under the fan or in sun for 10-15 mins for drying.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Fry bittergourd(till deep brown).
Now take fried bittergourd in a container and add all the masalas and tamarind paste.
Add finely chopped tomatoes and onions.
Add green chillies.
Make it as chatpata as possible.(Almost like you make a potato chaat).
Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve.

Muri Toast

This is a misnomer. There is no muri in this toast but is so called as the moori valas in Kolkata serve this.

Ingredients:
4 sliced bread
1 Boiled potato
1 tomato sliced
1/2 cucumber sliced
1 tbsp tamarind sauce
1/2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp salt
1/2 Red chilly powder
1/2 tsp black salt
1 tsp cumin powder
Some chanachur or bhujia

Method:
Take a small bowl and mix salt,chilly powder, black salt,cumin seed powder.
Take another bowl ,mix tomato sauce and tamarind sauce.
Take the bread slices. Cut each slice into 4 pieces.
Now spread the sauce mix on each bread slice.
Place a slice of potato, sprinkle the masala mix made just now.
Place a clice of cucumber, spread the suace mix.
Place a slice of tomato , sprkinkle the masala over it.
If you have some chanachur or bhujia sprinkle over it.
Sprinkle the masala over it and place one drop of sauce mix over each slice.

Thande aloo chole ki chat

Ingredients:
2-3 Boiled pototoes, peeled and diced
1 tbsp Chickpeas boiled (chola)
1 tbsp Tamarind sauce
1/2 tsp Green Mango Powder
1/2 Black Salt
Salt to taste
2 Green chiily
1/2 Chat masala

Method:
Take boiled potatoes in bowl, add boiled chola. Add all the masala ,green chilly,tamarind sauce(you can also add little kissan chatakdaar). Add salt to taste.
Mix well.And keep it in freeze for about 45 mins.
An ideal dish for afternoon snacks in hot summer. Have with gulab or khus ka sharbat or rasna.