Avochaato toast (Avocado toast with chanachur chaat)

Creamy avocados with crispy and flavor-packed chanachur chat are a match made in heaven! Granted, this feels like a very LA-Bangali concoction but the textures and flavors work so well together – How did no one think of this earlier? Funny enough, this recipe was actually an accidental creation. I regularly have avocado toast for breakfast (very LA of me I know) and I normally like to dress it up with fried onions for some textural contrast. One morning, I was on autopilot while making the toast. I reached inside my fried onion jar, grabbed a handful, and sprinkled it on top of the avocado mash. It was only when I looked down on the toast, I realized that I accidentally put chanachur on top (the chanachur jar was next to the fried onion jar). I laughed at my absent-mindedness and then proceeded to give this concoction a try – It was DELICIOUS! The taste reminded me of my love for jhalmuri, a very popular Bangladeshi street food and I figured why not combine the two?

Avocado mash

• 1 ripe avocado
• 0.5 tbsp lime juice
• Salt to taste
• Handful of cilantro leaves

Chanachur chaat

• ½ cup of chanachur
• Half of a small cucumber, chopped
• Half of a tomato, chopped
• 1 small pearl onion or ½ of a shallot, chopped
• 2 tsp achar oil
• 2 chilies, optional
• 0.5 tbsp lime juice
• Handful of cilantro leaves

Instructions:

• Mash the avocado with the ingredients listed above. Set aside
• Toast a slice of sourdough bread with butter or olive oil
• While the bread is toasting, finely chop cucumber, tomato, shallot, and cilantro.
• Add the veggies to a small bowl with achar oil, lime juice, and chilies (optional).
• Mix the ingredients well
• Spread the avocado mash on the toasted bread.
• Add the crispy chanachur to the veggie mixture. Give it a quick mix!
• Add the chanachur chat on top and enjoy immediately for maximum crispiness!

Notes:

• Chanachur is a staple snack in Bangladeshi households. You should be able to find it at a South Asian grocery store (ideally Bangladeshi). It is also referred to as “hot mix” or “Bombay mix”
• Do not let the chanachur mix sit for too long, as it will get soggy. For maximum crispiness, assemble the avocado toast first and then top immediately with the chanachur chaat.

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Avochaato toast (Avocado toast with chanachur chaat). An ode to Bangladeshi jhalmuri walas! Creamy avocadoes with crispy and flavor-packed chanachur chat are a match made in heaven! Granted, this feels like a very LA-Bengali concoction but the textures and flavors work so well together – How did no one think of this earlier? Avocado mash • 1 ripe avocado • 0.5 tbsp lime juice • Salt to taste • Handful of cilantro leaves Chanachur chaat • ½ cup of chanachur • Half of a small cucumber, chopped • Half of a tomato, chopped • 1 small pearl onion or ½ of a shallot, chopped • 2 tsp achar oil • 2 chilies, optional • 0.5 tbsp lime juice • Handful of cilantro leaves Instructions: • Mash the avocado with the ingredients listed above. Set aside • Toast a slice of sourdough bread with butter or olive oil • While the bread is toasting, finely chop cucumber, tomato, shallot, and cilantro. Add the veggies to a small bowl with achar oil, lime juice, and chilies (optional). Mix the ingredients well • Add the crispy chanachur to the veggie mixture. Give it a quick mix • Spread the avocado mash on the toasted bread. Add the chanachur chat on top and enjoy immediately for maximum crispiness! #bangladesh🇧🇩 #bangladeshi

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