This shakarkhand ki chaat is a simple and delicious street food made with sweet potatoes boasting with bold flavors! You can make this delicious treet food at your home easily in regular as well as in vegan versions.
Why shakarkhand ki chaat?
Shakarkhand aka sweet potatoes are a classic snack in India. In tamil, we call it as sarkarai valli kizhangu. Purple skinned sweet potatoes with a white flesh are the ones that will have sweet and addictive flavor. This is the local variety.
If you wonder what is so special about this chaat, well, it’s simplicity and the bold flavors. This chaat makes anyone love the humble sweet potato that is rich in nutrition, This delicious street food from the streets of Delhi and other cities from India.
Have you tasted sweet potatoes roasted on coal? If you haven’t, you must try it. I have tasted these and they are just divine. The smoky and sweet flavor of these sweet potatoes with or without a sprinkle of salt is outrageously delicious!
This is the time that sweet potatoes are in season in India, and many roadside food vendors may be selling these roasted sweet potatoes. To top it, a chaat (a mouth watering dish made with mouth puckering spice mix and chutneys) made with these sweet potatoes are common too. That is heavenly in flavors! Here is a version where you could enjoy the sweet potatoes in a chaat form that you can cook in your oven.
Ingredients to make sweet potato chaat
To make this shakarkhand ki chaat, you will need the following ingredients:
Sweet potatoes - of course! Any variety of sweet potato can be used. I have tried making these with the purple ones (they are a little sweeter), but work great in this chaat.
Chaat masala - this is not to be missed! This is a mixture of simple spices, black salt, and mango powder. This adds to the mouth puckering and delicious flavor to not only this chaat, but to every kind of chaat. Homemade as well as store bought can be used. The chaat Masala is readily available in Indian groceries too.
Onion and tomatoes - adds to the freshness of the chaat
Cilantro - this amazing herb elevates the aroma and flavor
Peanuts - the roasted peanuts gives a texture bite and it adds to the protein in this recipe.
Sev - fried chickpea noodles - these add to the crunch factor
Pomegranate - adds vibrant color and nutrition
Salt - a little bit of fall is enough as chaat Masala also has salt in it.
Ghee/oil - the starchy sweet potato needs a carrier to enhance the flavors and ghee does the magic. Oil can also be used to make it vegan, and tastes good too.
Ginger and green chili - these are not to be missed at all. The bites of sweet potato along with ginger and green chili makes you say ooohs and aahs. That’s simply magical. Add the green chili according to the spice or heat tolerance.
Lemon juice - for the zing!
Chutneys - for this recipe, chutneys are not essential. If preferred, serve with a side of cilantro and sweet chutney. Kids may live with an extra drizzle of sweet chutney to this sweet potato chaat.
Can this chaat be made vegan?
Yes, you can make vegan version of this shakarkhand or sweet potato chaat. Replace the ghee with oil and roast the potatoes on the pan until they are crisp.
How do I bake sweet potatoes in the oven?
Traditional recipes roast the sweet potatoes on coal to make this delicious chaat. You can bake sweet potatoes in the oven like in this recipe. If you want to pan fry them, yes, that also works. Adjust the cooking time making sure to make crispy chunks of sweet potatoes.
Variations
There are so many variations to the street style sweet potato chaat based on the region. There are steamed versions , fried, with papdi, with dahi. Sky's the limit when it comes to chaat. Try this recipe and explore other versions too.
More sweet potato recipes
In addition to this chaat, try this vegan Sweet Potato Cutlets for a snack and this Stovetop Spicy Sweet Potatoes for a delicious side for any meal.
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More street foods
Street foods are a quick and fun solutions to satisfy hunger when you are on the go. Or for just I want it cravings. If you love this shakarkand ki chaat food made with sweet potatoes, try the following ultimate street food at your home.
Shakarkhand/Sweet Potato Chaat
Ingredients
- 300 g Sweet potato
- ⅜ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Chaat masala
- 1½-2 tbsp Ghee/oil
- ¼ cup Onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup Tomatoes finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Cilantro finely chopped
- 1-2 Green chili finely sliced
- 1 tsp Ginger finely chopepd
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp Pomegranate
- 2 tbsp Sev
- Green chutney Optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Wash and pat dry the sweet potato. Place the sweet potato on a piece of aluminum foil. Sprinkle quarter teaspoon salt and fold into a wrap. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted goes in without any effort.
- Cool. Peel and chop into one inch cubes.
- Heat ghee/oil in a pan, add the sweet potatoes and roast until crispy on the edges, taking care not to make it mushy. This may take about 5 minutes.
- Add chaat masala and one eighth teaspoon salt, and cook for two minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add the onions, chili, ginger, tomatoes, lemon juice, and salt. Combine thoroughly.
- Transfer to serving bowl, sprinkle pomegranates and sev. Chutneys can be served optionally. Serve immediately.
Srividhya G says
I love sweet potato and I had shared my version last month. Wish we could roast sweet potatoes on coal here. This is a great guilt free chaat for sure.
Srividhya G says
I love sweet potato and I had shared my version last month. Wish we could roast sweet potatoes on coal here. This is a great guilt free chaat for sure.
Srividhya G says
I love sweet potato and I had shared my version last month. Wish we could roast sweet potatoes on coal here. This is a great guilt free chaat for sure.
Srividhya G says
I love sweet potato and I had shared my version last month. Wish we could roast sweet potatoes on coal here. This is a great guilt free chaat for sure.
MySpicyKitchen says
That is a yummy looking bowl of chaat. When growing up, we did not make a chaat with sweet potato but would roast on charcoal and eat it as is. Chaat with roasted sweet potato sounds really good. Need to give it a try very soon.
MySpicyKitchen says
That is a yummy looking bowl of chaat. When growing up, we did not make a chaat with sweet potato but would roast on charcoal and eat it as is. Chaat with roasted sweet potato sounds really good. Need to give it a try very soon.
Kalyani says
Its 6am here now, and I am already salivating looking at this chaat ! that's surely an explosion of flavours and textures, Radha!
magicalingrdnts says
You can make this for any meal. Yes, the flavors are bold and yummy! Thanks Kalyani!
Archana says
It's such a delicious chaat with sweet potatoes. I must make some of this delightful chaat today as our dinner 😀
magicalingrdnts says
You will enjoy this delicious snack! Thanks for stopping by Archana!
Priya Vj says
Delicious and healthy chaat . It is perfect for a quick and light dinner .subtle sweetness from shakarkand makes the chat all the more delicious
magicalingrdnts says
Yes, Priya! This delicious chaat has everything that you will crave for!