March 29, 2022

Fruit Chaat | Desi Style Fruit Salad (Indian street style fruit salad)


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 In India as soon as summer starts you can find food carts  serving fresh lemon juice, masala chaas , freshly pressed sugar cane juice all along the highways and main streets . By standers stop by and quench their thirst by gulping down chilled glasses of these yummy cold drinks .

Along side these juice carts and crowded business districts , you will always find a cart load of fresh seasonal fruits and the vendor will chop a few fresh fruits, toss it in a bowl along with some delicious chat masala,pepper powder, cumin powder and a dash of lemon juice and serve it in a disposable bowl made from palm barks or thatched leaf bowl .

This fruit bowl is nothing fancy and is a truly rustic style or desi style of enjoying mixed fruits known as fruit plate or cut fruits or fruit chaat .

The fruits used are the very common ones like watermelon, grapes , apples ,oranges ,papayas and bananas . At times few pomegranate arils are topped up . 

Today's recipe ,I have tried to replicate the exact street style version and hence not added any exotic or costly fruits like strawberry ,kiwis ,blackberries etc . You are free to add all these fruits and many more depending on your liking and taste . The more the merrier.  


Preparation Time - 15 mins 
Cooking  Time - nil 
Complexity - easy
Serves - 2 to 3 

Ingredients 

2 oranges
2 apples
1/4 watermelon 
150 gms grapes (Green/black /assorted) 
1/2 tsp chat masala
1/4 tsp pepper powder 
1/4 tsp roasted jeera powder 
1 tsp lemon juice 
Sugar if needed 

Method 

  • Peel the oranges ,separate the slices and de seed them by making a vertical slit in the center of the orange slice. 
  • Chop the watermelon into small cubes and remove the seeds as much as you can. 
  • Wash the grapes thoroughly and keep ready .
  • Lastly peel the apples and cut them into cubes .Remember to chop the apples in the end as they tend to change color on cutting and we don't want that .
  • Add all these cut fruits to a wide mixing bowl, sprinkle the chat masala,  pepper powder,cumin powder ,lemon juice and give it a quick toss and serve immediately. 

Tip 

  • Before adding the spice powders, you can refrigerate the chopped fruits for 1 hr or so if you want to have it chilled. 
  • Remember to keep the whole apple in the fridge and chop it just before adding to the salad . 
  • If using bananas, chop that also towards the end as bananas turn mushy and soggy very soon and never refrigerate the bananas.

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7 comments:

  1. This is one of our favourite platters to share. It is fresh and seasonal and welcomed by all.

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  2. I like fruit chaat, it is a good way to enjoy different kind of fruits. I will serve myself a bowl of it today.

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  3. I love fruit chaat and this one looks scrumptious. Healthy and nutritious snack to enjoy during the day. Everyone at home loves it - Preethi

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  4. I like this street style fruit chaat esp the ones made in Bangalore :p .. they add nutritious ones like papaya and pomogrante too at times - KAlyani

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  5. I've always been tempted to savour the fruit chaat sold on the streets but am a bit wary as it maybe left open for too long. Now I have your homemade fruit chaat to follow and enjoy. Already my mouth is watering.. am off to make it right away.

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  6. I am fond of these desi style chaats. Glad that you addressed issues about apple and banana. I too keep these points in mind. The tangy flavors and spicy flavors create pleasant sensations for the taste buds. They are cooling by nature.

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  7. There's nothing quite as refreshing as fresh fruits during hot summer days. Will have to try it with the Indian spices next time as I usually just do fresh mint and lime juice.

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