Note: Because of the combination of
lemon juice and tomatoes, this salad
doesn’t have a long shelf life. Some
recipes call for you to mix in the
Tamarind–Date Chutney, but I prefer to
add it at the end. It tends to make the
salad soggy if it’s mixed in too early.
Try This! My cousin Ashok in Delhi
insists that the best way to mix your
chaat is the way the street vendors do it.
Take a bowl equal in size to your mixing
bowl and place it upside down on top of
the mixing bowl so that there are no
openings where the rims to meet. Then,
shake away. He claims it’s the only way
to distribute the juices and spices
evenly. I’ve tried it and I’m totally