World Samosa Day 2022 special recipe: Celebrate by whipping up a delicious snack of Chole Samosa Chaat that serves 6

Derived from the Persian word sanbosag and mentioned as sanbusak, sanbusaq, and sanbusaj in 10th–13th century Arab cookery books, India's favourite snack ‘samosa’ has a Central Asian origin and every year, World Samosa Day is marked on September 5 to celebrate this mood-lifting food. World Samosa Day 2022 special recipe: Celebrate by whipping up a delicious snack of Chole Samosa Chaat that serves 6 World Samosa Day celebrates this crunchy oily food and here's your excuse to to try samosa for the first time or share it with friends by following this easy recipe to whip up a delicious snack of Chole Samosa Chaat that serves 6. Ingredients: -1 cup dried chickpeas or 3 cups cooked or canned chickpeas -3 tablespoons oil -½ teaspoon carom seeds -⅔ cup finely chopped onions or 2 medium sized onions, chopped or 100 grams onions, chopped -1 cup finely chopped tomatoes or 150 grams tomatoes or 3 medium size tomatoes -2 teaspoons Ginger Garlic Paste or 1 inch ginger and 7 garlic cloves - crushed to paste in mortar pestle -2 to 3 green chilies, slit or sliced -¼ teaspoon turmeric powder -1 teaspoon red chili powder -1 teaspoon Coriander Powder -2.5 cups water - if chana takes less time to cook then add 2 cups water -1 teaspoon Garam Masala or chana masala powder -1 teaspoon dry mango powder -½ teaspoon black salt -½ teaspoon rock salt or regular salt or add as per taste -10 to 12 small samosas or 5 to 6 large samosas -1 small bowl Tamarind Chutney -1 small bowl red chili garlic chutney -1 small bowl coriander mint chutney -sev as required, optional -½ cup finely chopped onions -chaat masala as required -¼ cup chopped coriander leaves -lemon juice as required -Curd - optional -Fried green chilies - optional Method of preparing Chana Masala: Soak 1 cup dried chickpeas in enough water for 7 to 8 hours or overnight. When the chana masala starts simmering, add 1 teaspoon garam masala powder or chana masala powder & 1 teaspoon dry mango powder. Break or smash 1 small to medium sized samosa and add it on top of the chana masala layer.