Samosa Chaat is a style of Indian chaat recipes that is prepared with crispy samosa, chickpea curry, chaat chutney and fine sev. In this easy Samosa Chaat recipe , I have prepared spiced chickpeas instead of chole for a quick appetizer that can be prepared in less than 30 minutes .

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  • Ingredients for Samosa Chaat
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  • How to make Samosa Chaat
  • Serving
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Chaat is a delicious Indian street food and is a way of life in India. Dishes such as Pani Puri , Aloo Tikki Chaat, Papdi Chaat , Ragda Patties, Dahi Puri, Sweet Potato Chaat and Bhel Puri are always on rotation!

We make sure to prepare extra khaman or dhokla for this ultimate leftover Khaman Dhokla Chaat .

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Traditional samosa chaat is prepared with chana masala and is known as Samosa Chole Chaat . It is a popular street food sold by street vendors in the Indian subcontinent.

This recipe follows short cuts to make the overall prep simpler but still you get delicious samosa chaat. The chickpeas are lightly spiced instead of making a chickpea curry from scratch.

It is one of my favorite ways to enjoy samosas alongside this Puff Pastry Samosa Tarte au Soleil .

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Ingredients for Samosa Chaat

Samosas – you can use homemade samosa or store-bought samosas. Deep fried samosa work well. I used air fryer samosas that were cooked from frozen rather than deep fry.

Spiced chick peas – Instead of making a punjabi chole curry, make these quick spiced chickpeas that are full of flavour. You need red chili powder, ground cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice (or mango powder)

I have used pre-cooked instant pot pressure cooker chickpeas but you can use tinned also.

Chutneys : you need a trio of tangy chutneys for chaat, they are the star of the recipe – brown chutney, green chutney and red chutney.

Sweet tamarind chutney (imli chutney), Mint Cilantro chutney , Red garlic chutney

Red onions

Nylon sev or thin sev

Fresh coriander / fresh cilantro

Pomegranate seeds

Plain yogurt – Homemade yogurt or store bought yogurt, both works fine.

Chaat masala powder – the black salt in chaat masala

Optional:

Follow this chole masala recipe if you want to prepare the traditional way

The red and green chutneys (cilantro-mint chutney) are both spicy chutneys so leave out

For spicy samosa chaat, top with chopped fresh green chilli

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Tips

Use fresh ingredients where possible.

If serving for parties or get-togethers, you can prepare in advance but only assemble prior to serving

Try to use milder plain full fat yogurt as low fat sour yogurt will not taste as good.

Add a teaspoon of sugar in yogurt if your yogurt is sour.

Go easy on the red chutney if you can not tolarate spicy food.

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How to make Samosa Chaat

Cook your samosas based on packet instructions or until golden brown. You may want to prepare your own fresh samosas.

Prepare the spiced chickpeas :

In a bowl, toss cooked chickpeas, oil and the spices. Heat a frying pan on medium heat and cook the chickpeas for a few minutes or until they brown slightly. Or add oil and chickpeas and spices directly in to the pan.

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Alternatively, prepare your favourite chole recipe to turn this into a chole samosa chaat recipe.

Next, you can assemble the chaat .

Break the samosa into small pieces and top with the chickpeas and yogurt. Sprinkle little chaat masala on top.

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Spoon over the sweet chutney, coriander chutney and red chutney. I like to sprinkle a very tiny amount of chaat masala on every layer of chaat.

Then add generous amount of nylon sev.

Add the chopped onions, pomegranate arils and coriander leaves.

Sprinkle chaat masala and any extra garnishes that like with your chaat

Serve immediately.

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Serving

Usually Samosa Chaat is an afternoon tea time snack. You can serve it alongside a drink such as a cup of Masala Chai or Karak Chai .

I like mine with plenty of lassi such as Mango Lassi or this Rose Lassi in the summertime.

Pineapple juice is another great alternative or iced coffee with ice cream .

Storage

Store leftovers separately where possible. Keep the samosas in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.

The chutneys can be frozen, or stored in the small jars or containers and kept in the fridge for a couple of days.

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Other Indian Street Food Recipes

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Gujarati Kutchi Dabeli

Gujarat Na Dal Vada

Stuffed Bread Pakora

Gujarati Bateta Vada

Tawa Burger

Corn Chaat

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Samosa Chaat Recipe (quick and easy)

Ingredients

  • 3 samosas air fried
  • 2 cup chickpeas boiled/cooked
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder red
  • 1 teaspoon coriander and cumin ground
  • ½ teaspoon mango powder amchoor powder

Toppings

  • 1 cup yogurt beaten
  • 1 cup brown chutney sweet tamarind sauce
  • ½ cup green chutney mint and coriander
  • ¼ cup red chutney garlic and red chili
  • 1 cup sev nylon
  • ¼ cup red onion finely chopped
  • ½ cup pomegranate seeds
  • ¼ cup cilantro coriander chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala

Instructions

Prepare Spiced Chickpeas

  • In a frying pan heat 1 teaspoon oil
  • Add 2 cup chickpeas
  • Then add 1/4 teaspoon garam masala , 1 teaspoon chili powder , 1 teaspoon coriander , 1/2 teaspoon mango powder and salt.
  • Mix well and cook for a minute or so.
  • Leave it aside for later use.

Assemble the quick samosa chaat

  • Break the 3 samosas into small pieces in a plate. You can either use an individual plate or use a big tray.
  • Top with the cooked spiced chickpeas.
  • Pour 1 cup yogurt on chickpeas and samosas.
  • Sprinkle little 1 teaspoon chaat masala on top. (not all of it)
  • Spoon over three chutneys (not all of it) 1 cup brown chutney , 1/2 cup green chutney and 1/4 cup red chutney
  • Generously add 1 cup sev
  • Then top it up with 1/4 cup red onion and 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
  • Sprinkle 1/4 cup cilantro and chaat masala (and more chutneys if you wish)
  • Serve straight away.

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Nutrition

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

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Samosa Chaat Recipe (quick and easy)

Ingredients

  • 3 samosas air fried
  • 2 cup chickpeas boiled/cooked
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder red
  • 1 teaspoon coriander and cumin ground
  • ½ teaspoon mango powder amchoor powder

Toppings

  • 1 cup yogurt beaten
  • 1 cup brown chutney sweet tamarind sauce
  • ½ cup green chutney mint and coriander
  • ¼ cup red chutney garlic and red chili
  • 1 cup sev nylon
  • ¼ cup red onion finely chopped
  • ½ cup pomegranate seeds
  • ¼ cup cilantro coriander chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala

Instructions

Prepare Spiced Chickpeas

  • In a frying pan heat 1 teaspoon oil
  • Add 2 cup chickpeas
  • Then add 1/4 teaspoon garam masala , 1 teaspoon chili powder , 1 teaspoon coriander , 1/2 teaspoon mango powder and salt.
  • Mix well and cook for a minute or so.
  • Leave it aside for later use.

Assemble the quick samosa chaat

  • Break the 3 samosas into small pieces in a plate. You can either use an individual plate or use a big tray.
  • Top with the cooked spiced chickpeas.
  • Pour 1 cup yogurt on chickpeas and samosas.
  • Sprinkle little 1 teaspoon chaat masala on top. (not all of it)
  • Spoon over three chutneys (not all of it) 1 cup brown chutney , 1/2 cup green chutney and 1/4 cup red chutney
  • Generously add 1 cup sev
  • Then top it up with 1/4 cup red onion and 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
  • Sprinkle 1/4 cup cilantro and chaat masala (and more chutneys if you wish)
  • Serve straight away.

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Nutrition

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

Who knew that Air Fryer Onion Bhaji would taste just as good as the original deep-fried version! With this easy recipe, you can make perfect onion bhajis in the air fryer – healthier and less mess! This delicious Indian appetizer is vegan and gluten-free.

Serve with Indian Mint Sauce and Tamarind Sauce for an Indian restaurant/takeaway style meal.

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  • Ingredients for Air Fryer Onion Bhaji
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  • More Easy Air Fryer Indian Recipes

Onion bhajis are an Indian appetizer made by deep-frying onion slices that are coated in a spiced batter. The batter is typically made from chickpea flour and a medley of Indian spices.

Sometimes, onion bhaji are made with plain flour although this is not the authentic recipe.

The battered onion mixture is then deep-fried until crispy and golden brown. Onion Bhaji are served as an appetizer or snack and are accompanied by onion bhaji dipping sauces.

Onion Bhajis are particularly popular in British Indian restaurants and takeaways.

They’re also known around the world as Indian Onion Fritters, Onion Bajji , Onion Pakoda, Kanda bhajiya or Pyaz ke Pakode.

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Air fryers can be used to cook a wide range of foods, making them a versatile kitchen appliance. You can use an air fryer to cook other appetizers such as Air Fryer Breaded Mushrooms or Air Fryer Sliced Potatoes .

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Ingredients for Air Fryer Onion Bhaji

Onions – I have used white onions but you can also use red onion too or use half of both.

Gram flour – aka besan flour or chickpea flour is the main ingredient for the batter

Rice flour – a small amount of rice flour makes these onion bhajis super crispy. This is a technique I use in my Maru Bhajiya recipe (crispy potato bhajiya)

Optional – plain flour – not that plain flour air fryer onion bhaji are not gluten-free

Spices – red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ground coriander, cumin seeds and garam masala

Green chilies – optional but I do recommend you use it for an authentic taste.

Ginger-garlic paste – fresh, frozen or bottled works fine.

Bi-carbonate of soda – added just before air frying

Coriander – fresh cilantro leaves finely chopped

Oil – I like to use a cooking oil spray for ease but you can use any flavourless oil.

Optional

Chaat masala or lemon juice or amchoor powder

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Method

Firstly, prepare your onions.

Using a sharp knife, slice onions thinly.

In a large bowl, add the onions with coriander, chillies, red chilli powder, turmeric, ground coriander, cumin seeds, salt and garam masala.

Mix well using a spoon or your fingers.

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Let the onions sit for 2-3 minutes. Then add gram flour and rice flour.

Combine the onions and flour together using a spoon or fingers.

Now add very little water (just a tablespoon each time) and make a very thick batter or paste.

The consistency should be like a thick wall paper paste rather than a pancake batter.

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Add soda and combine really well with the mixture. Leave it aside.

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Whislt you are preparing the baaji mixture, preheat the air fryer.

Preheat the air fryer at 171C or 340C for 3 minutes.

Spray cooking oil in the basket, then spoon the mixture using a fork. Keep the space in between and do not overcrowd the basket.

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Once again spray the cooking oil on the uncooked onion bhaji.

Air fry them on 171C/340F for 8 minutes.

Halway through the time remove the basket for the air fryer unit, turn the bhajis using a kitchen tong and spray little cooking oil.

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Air fry them until fully cooked and light golden brown.

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Serving Suggestions

Air Fryer Onion Bhajis are best served as a starter alongside a basket of homemade poppadoms and dips such as these Poppadom dips .

To create a full Indian takeaway style meal, go for Paneer Jalfrezi , takeaway style pilau rice and garlic and coriander naan .

Peshwari Naan is my personal favourite!

Finish up with Mango Lassi or Masala Chai .

Storage

Air Fryer Onion Bhaji are best eaten immediately after cooking to enjoy them at their crispiest.

However, you can store the onion bhaji in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for 2 days.

To reheat onion bhaji in the air fryer – air fry for 5 minutes at 180C.

You can also place them in the oven to revive them or in the microwave.

I do not recommend freezing onion bhaji as they will loose their texture however you can do so.

More Easy Air Fryer Indian Recipes

Air Fryer Banana Chips (plantain chips)

Masala Mogo Chips (yucca/cassava)

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Air Fryer Punjabi Samosa Puffs

Tandoori Paneer Tarte au Soleil

Rose and Pistachio Puff Pastry Cream Cones

Air fryer Frozen Samosas

Indian Masala Chips

Sutarfeni

Funfetti Air Fryer Nankhatai

Dry Fruit Masala Kachori

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Air Fryer Onion Bhaji

Equipment

  • 1 Air fryer
  • 1 Knife or mandoline
  • 1 Chopping board

Ingredients

  • 2 medium onion or 1 large
  • 1 cup gram flour fine variety
  • ¼ cup rice flour
  • 2 small green chili optional ( chopped)
  • 2 tablespoon coriander cilantro chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1 tesspoon salt or per taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon bi carbonate of soda or big pinch
  • 1 tablespoon oil spray

Spice Powders

  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala

Optional

  • ½ teaspoon chaat masala or lemon juice or amchoor powder

Instructions

  • First peel 2 medium onion then cut into lengthwise.
  • In a big mixing bowl add chopped onion along with 2 small green chili , 2 tablespoon coriander , 1 teaspoon ginger paste , 1 teaspoon garlic paste , 1 teaspoon red chili powder , 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder , 1 teaspoon ground coriander , 1 teaspoon cumin seeds , 1/4 teaspoon garam masala and 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala (if using)
  • Mix well using a spoon or your fingers.
  • Season with 1 tesspoon salt , mix well.
  • Let the onions sweat for 2-3 minutes.
  • Now add gram flour and rice flour, mix well.
  • Make thick batter by adding just a 2-3 tablespoons of water. ( do not add all the water same time) The mixture should be like a thick wall paper paste and not pancake batter.
  • Give it a good mix.
  • Preheat your air fryer on 171C or 340F for 3 minutes.
  • Meanwhile add 1/8 teaspoon bi carbonate of soda into the onion pakora mixture and mix very well.
  • Spray oil in air fryer basket.
  • Now using a fork take small amount (about 1 tablespoon) onion mixture, and drop it in to the oiled air fryer basket.
  • Keep some space between the pakora mixture.
  • Push the air fryer basket in the air fryer unit.
  • Air fryer onion bhaji for 8 minutes on 171C/340F.
  • Half way turn the bhajis using a kitchen tong, spray some oil again and air fry onion bhajis until done or light golden brown.

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Nutrition

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.