Sweet Potato Chaat Recipe | Shakarkandi ki Chaat

Sweet Potato Chaat Recipe is an instant recipe, if you have the chutneys ready. You can also add the roasted peanuts, papdi or sev to make this chaat more crunchy and flavorful, but I have made this recipe simple and healthy. The sweet potatoes that I used had orange flesh. You can use other varieties of sweet potatoes too. Here in the US, they are always so readily available. I don’t really have to wait for a particular season for me to enjoy them.

In India, shakarkandi ki chaat aka sweet potato chaat is extremely common on roadside during winters. The sweet potatoes are cooked directly on coal and then cut into chunks, sprinkled with spices and served with lemon juice. You will not get that smoky flavour if you roast the sweet potatoes in an oven or steam them in a microwave or pressure cooker or pan. But nevertheless this recipe of sweet potato chaat still tastes good.

With this recipe, you can also checkout more Chaat Recipes like Papdi Chaat Recipe, Raj Kachori Recipe,  Banarasi Tamatar Chaat Recipe, Ragda Pattice Chaat Recipe, Kala Chana Chaat Recipe, Ram Laddu Recipe, Palak Patta Chaat Recipe, Aloo Chana Chaat Recipe, Dahi Phulki Chaat Recipe and Dal Pakwaan Chaat Recipe. 

Finally, I would like you to visit and checkout my Snacks Recipes Collection and Breakfast Recipes Collection too.

Instructions for how to make Shakarkandi Chaat: 

1. Firstly rinse 3 sweet potatoes very well in water. Then steam them in a microwave for 5-6 minutes, or in a pressure cooker for about 3 to 4 whistles with water just about covering the sweet potatoes. After the sweet potatoes are cooked well and they are little warm, then peel them and chop them into chunks.
2. Then heat 2 tsp oil in a pan/ kadai and add sweet potato chunks to it. Start roasting them for 4-5 minutes on low flame.
3. Toss them gently, so that shakarkandi chunks will roast slightly from all sides.
4. Next, take 2 tbsp finely chopped onion and 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh green coriander and 1 finely chopped green chili in a large mixing bowl, and then add the roasted sweet potato chunks to it.
5. Now add 1/3 tsp black salt, 1/4 tsp or salt to taste, 1/2 tsp chaat masala, 1/3 tsp red chili powder and 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder to it.
6. Then add 2 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp green chutney and 2 tsp tamarind chutney to it.
7. Mix all the ingredients really well with the help of fork gently. Taste and check at this point and add any of the spice powders or lemon juice or chutneys if required.
8. Transfer the chaat to a serving plate and garnish it with pomegranate seeds. Chatpati healthy Sweet Potato Chaat is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Directions for preparing Shakarkandi Chaat with step by step Photos:

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1. Firstly rinse 3 sweet potatoes very well in water. Then steam them in a microwave for 5-6 minutes, or in a pressure cooker for about 3 to 4 whistles with water just about covering the sweet potatoes. I always prefer to steam them in a microwave. After the sweet potatoes are cooked well and they are little warm, then peel them and chop them into chunks.

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2. Then heat 2 tsp oil in a pan/ kadai and add sweet potato chunks to it. Start roasting them for 4-5 minutes on low flame.

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3. Toss them gently, so that shakarkandi chunks will roast slightly from all sides.

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4. Next, take 2 tbsp finely chopped onion and 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh green coriander and 1 finely chopped green chili in a large mixing bowl, and then add the roasted sweet potato chunks to it.

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5. Now add 1/3 tsp black salt, 1/4 tsp or salt to taste, 1/2 tsp chaat masala, 1/3 tsp red chili powder and 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder to it.

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6. Then add 2 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp green chutney and 2 tsp tamarind chutney to it.

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7. Mix all the ingredients really well with the help of fork gently. Taste and check at this point and add any of the spice powders or lemon juice or chutneys if required.

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8. Transfer the chaat to a serving plate and garnish it with pomegranate seeds. Chatpati healthy Sweet Potato Chaat is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Tips:

• Just make sure that the sweet potato chunks are firm once cooked. You don’t want to over-cook them.
• Adding finely chopped onion is optional, but it gives nice crunch and taste to the chaat.
• Spice powders can be added more or less as per your taste preferences.
• The recipe can be easily doubled or tripled.
• Sweet Potato Chaat tastes great when prepared slightly spicy and chatpati.

AuthorNidhi kakkar

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Ingredients

3 Sweet Potatoes Steamed

2 tsp Oil

2 tbsp Onion Finely Chopped

2 tbsp Fresh green coriander/ Cilantro Finely Chopped

1 Green Chili Finely Chopped

⅓ tsp Black salt

¼ tsp or Salt to taste

½ tsp Chaat Masala

⅓ tsp Red Chili Powder

½ tsp Roasted Cumin Powder

2 tsp Lemon/ Lime Juice

2 tsp Green Chutney

2 tsp Tamarind Chutney

Pomegranate Seeds For garnishing

Directions

Directions for preparing Shakarkandi Chaat with step by step Photos:

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1. Firstly rinse 3 sweet potatoes very well in water. Then steam them in a microwave for 5-6 minutes, or in a pressure cooker for about 3 to 4 whistles with water just about covering the sweet potatoes. I always prefer to steam them in a microwave. After the sweet potatoes are cooked well and they are little warm, then peel them and chop them into chunks.

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2. Then heat 2 tsp oil in a pan/ kadai and add sweet potato chunks to it. Start roasting them for 4-5 minutes on low flame.

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3. Toss them gently, so that shakarkandi chunks will roast slightly from all sides.

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4. Next, take 2 tbsp finely chopped onion and 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh green coriander and 1 finely chopped green chili in a large mixing bowl, and then add the roasted sweet potato chunks to it.

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5. Now add 1/3 tsp black salt, 1/4 tsp or salt to taste, 1/2 tsp chaat masala, 1/3 tsp red chili powder and 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder to it.

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6. Then add 2 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp green chutney and 2 tsp tamarind chutney to it.

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7. Mix all the ingredients really well with the help of fork gently. Taste and check at this point and add any of the spice powders or lemon juice or chutneys if required.

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8. Transfer the chaat to a serving plate and garnish it with pomegranate seeds. Chatpati healthy Sweet Potato Chaat is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Sweet Potato Chaat Recipe | Shakarkandi ki Chaat

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