
Lucknowi Palak Patta Chaat
Crisp-fried spinach leaves under yogurt and tamarind, Lucknow's leafy luxury. The plate where India keeps all of its favourite textures at once. Eat at once — chaat has a five-minute window of glory.
Ingredients
- Yogurt2 cups, whisked
- Saltto taste
- Spinach300 g, chopped
- Tamarind Paste2 tbsp
- Gram Flour1 cup
- Chaat Masala1 tsp
- Red Chili Powder1/2 tsp
- Roasted Cumin1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Boil, fry or toast the base component until the texture is right; cool what needs cooling so the yogurt doesn't slump.
- 2
Whisk the yogurt smooth with a pinch of sugar and salt — it should pour slowly off the spoon.
- 3
Spread the base out flat and drag both chutneys across it in ribbons.
- 4
Pour the yogurt over generously, then dust with chaat masala, roasted cumin and chili powder from a height.
- 5
Bury it under the gram flour, add the jewelled garnish, and get it to the table while everything still crackles.
Chef's tip
Whisk the yogurt with sugar; every great chaat walla does.
/dish/30363Watch how it's made
Video: Famous Lucknow Palak Patta Chaat recipe ❤️Same street style/RAMZAN SPECIAL ❤️ By Zaika-e-Lucknow · on YouTube