Lemony Corn Chaat (Bhutta chaat) Recipe

ingredients

1/2 cup frozen corn
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or to taste
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 jalapeno pepper, cored, seeded, and minced
1 tablespoon minced cilantro leaves (or Vietnamese coriander)
1/2 teaspoon black salt *
1 dash cayenne pepper
1 small cucumber, peeled and diced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 cup diced tomato
salt, to taste
toasted or raw cumin seeds

directions

Steam the corn until tender. Cool to room temperature

Combine lemon juice, ginger, jalapeno, cilantro, black salt, and cayenne in a large bowl; mix well. Add the corn, cucumber, onion, and tomatoes, and toss gently to coat the vegetables. Add salt to taste. Sprinkle with cumin seeds before serving. This salad is best at room temperature.

cook's notes

*Black salt can be found at Indian groceries. It isn't really an optional ingredient for chaat. I have heard there is a salt called Real Salt, mined in Utah. This can be used, although it is a different taste. Black salt looks like a pink powder. My stash is from House of Spices. It has the name Kala Nimak on it. Regular salt is not a substitute.

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