King of Chaat

A Q&A with the reigning gol gappas vendor of Delhi.

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were on the chaat menu . . . I know what samosas are, but people were eating other delicious looking plates of stuff. Can someone do a quick “idiot's guide” to chaat for me?

shape stuffed with sesame (I can never remember what they’re called – but I love them!) The samosa chaat is good there too.

m’th’su, you may be better off starting a new thread with this query as it doesn’t really have to do much with indian chaat and may get lost in that discussion. For what it’s worth rob/vi has mentioned a 24...

CHAAT What's the story? Where do I find it in the SF south bay? I have had it a couple of times. But they were very different. The concept looks very promising. Somebody please help!

Looking for a chaat cafe I went to in Midtown—Indian mixed plate/fast food. In the 40’s, slightly eat of Times Square. Looked for it tonight but couldn’t find it. Anyone know what I’m talking about? Or any...

ideas: a mixed chaat: buy bags of paapars, crunchies, puffed rice, navratan mix, or what have you, boil whole moong daal, chick peas, chop onions, green chilies, coriander, chopped unripened mango or substitute a very hard and...

What a surprise and pleasure at Chaat Cafe in Berkeley. I ordered the tandoori chicken wrapped in naan with tomato, cucumber, and mint chutney. What a harmony of flavors. Fit for a raj – although wraps technically did not...

Hello all, In the NYT today there’s an article about the famed chaat's of india, and how one can find delectable ones here stateside, in the NY/NJ area... SO, what about in Boston? Anyone know which Indian restaurants here...

Found myself on University ave in Berkeley yesterday, hungry and across the street from Chaat Cafe. Curiosity and the recent thread about how lousy Breads of India is piqued my interest, so I went in for a bite. Got the Aloo...

I’m not a frequent Indian food eater, but in Queens this weekend, the NY hounds introduced me to something that could change this, that delightful snack known as chaat. Anyplace in the area where I can get this?

plain yogurt and granola-type combinations. People recommend Chaat Cafe a lot as a good neighborhood spot but seldom actually say what the stand out dishes are. Is this because everything’s pretty good but nothing stands...

Last week I had chaat from what used to be the Curry Leaf on Remsen St in the heights. Surprisingly good. Nice zippy flavor, perfect chickpeas etc. Unfortunately it’s now takeout only, as it bizarrely changed into a deli...