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Chaat tostones
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VegVeganIndia x Puerto Rico

Chaat tostones

Twice fried raw banana, a garlicky mojo chutney and a chaat stall's worth of toppings.

35 minTime
6 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Smash, fry, top2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
397kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Raw banana (green plantain)3 green raw bananas, peeled, in 3 cm pieces
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 4 tbsp absorbed
Garlic3 cloves
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Mint leavesa few sprigs
Green chilli1
Lemon juice4 tsp
Orange juice2 tbsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp, roasted
Olive oil1½ tbsp
Onion½, finely chopped
Tomato1, finely chopped
Peanuts¼ cup, roasted
Chaat masala1 tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch
Sev3 tbsp
Saltto taste

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Blend garlic, coriander, mint, chilli, lemon juice, orange juice, cumin, olive oil and a pinch of salt to a loose sauce.
  2. 2Fry the banana pieces in oil on medium heat for 4 minutes until pale gold. Drain.
  3. 3Smash each piece flat to 1 cm with the base of a cup.
  4. 4Fry again on medium high heat for 2 minutes a side until deep golden. Salt at once.
  5. 5Toss the peanuts with half the chaat masala and the chilli. Mix onion and tomato with a pinch of salt.
  6. 6Top each toston with kachumber, a spoon of mojo, peanuts and sev. Dust with the rest of the chaat masala and serve hot.
Serve it like this

Arrange the tostones in a tight circle on a round plate, overlapping slightly. Pour a little mojo into the centre and dust chaat masala around the rim.

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What goes with Chaat tostones: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
On the side Pav panzanella chaat35 min
To drink Jaljeera15 min
To drink Jaggery cardamom champurrado25 min
Something sweet Kaya double ka meetha70 min
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