An assorted savory snacks typically served at every roadside tracks from big outlets to small carts in India, Pakistan and rest of South Asia, initially chaats were known as the street food in cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi and few North Indian states but now has found a place in the upscale Indian restaurants, weddings, get togethers and other occassions.

The original chaat is a mixture of potato pieces, crispy fried bread, gram bean and spices. Other popular chaat varieties include the aloo ki tikki (mashed potatoes garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and dash of curd), bhel puri, dahi puri, pani puri, dahi vada, papdi chaat, fruit chaat and sev puri, the common elements for preparing the chaats are yoghurt or dahi, chopped onion, coriander, sev(small dried yellow noodles) and chaat masala.

Chaat masala is a mix of spices consisting of amchur(dried mango powder), cumin seeds, black salt, coriander, dried ginger, fennel seeds, black pepper and red pepper. The prerequisite for a tasty and tangy chaat is the chaat masala, black salt, also commonly known as kala namak in one of the main ingredients in this spice blend. Black salt has distinctive taste and flavor and is difficult to duplicate and high in minerals.

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