Chaat Masala
YIELD: 2 CUPS (474 ML)
The word chaat holds a ton of meaning
for me. It refers to the idea of licking
your fingers clean because the food
was so good. That’s how I felt the first
time I can remember encountering
chaat masala on the streets of India. I
was twelve, visiting the sacred temples
in the hills of Vaishno Devi with my
family. Outside one of the shrines, I
encountered a white, juicy daikon
skinned and split, served on a little
metal tray. It dripped with fresh lime
juice and was doused with red chile
powder that seared my lips before ever
touching them. And there was the chaat