Cilantro Mint Chutney White Bean Tostadas (no-cook!)

These flavor-packed Cilantro mint lime chutney marinated beans on crunchy tostadas with candy maple lime sauce and cooling yogurt, are an Indian fusion dish that’s an ideal starter, snack, and even entree! ! (Choices for soy-free nut-free gluten-free)

These no-cook tostadas use canned beans, ready tostadas, and many scrumptious sauces – no cooking wanted! The one cooking you’d have to do is in case you are making your tostadas from tortillas. Ready tostadas are available in most grocery shops.

I wished to make a enjoyable dish with beans, and I took inspiration from chaat, which is a household of Indian snacks or road meals characterised by these superior combos of various textures and flavors. Particularly papri chaat which has crisp crackers paired with mashed potatoes or chickpeas or each and chutneys, sauces and yogurt for a incredible salad like hearty nachos if you’ll. Many chaat recipes have crispy, spicy, candy, and tangy all collectively. They’re nice as snacks or is usually a refreshing meal.

I took inspiration from these flavors and textures. Normally, I make this chickpea potato chaat with small crackers, the place you are taking some cooked chickpeas and cooked potatoes, toss them with some spices and chutneys, and layer them with yogurt, extra chutneys, and a few chopped crunchy veggies.

I turned that dish into this tostada, the place we take crispy tostadas and make marinated beans which can be soaked in a scrumptious inexperienced chutney, as a substitute of chickpeas, together with cucumber and onion. We prime the tostadas with these beans after which add a very good drizzle of seasoned non-dairy yogurt and this candy, tangy, maple-lime sauce to convey all of these flavors collectively. It’s completely incredible and scrumptious! The maple lime sauce is a sub for tamarind date chutney. You probably have tamarind chutney, use that for extra Indian chaat taste.
Attempt extra Indian salads- Mango Zucchini chickpea Indian spiced oil salad and my Kachumber Salad !

This recipe may be very versatile. If you wish to management the warmth, use much less of the inexperienced chili, and select a milder chili.  In the event you don’t have tostadas, you may make your personal! These directions are within the recipe notes. In the event you don’t like cilantro, you may make a mint chutney with extra mint leaves as a substitute of the cilantro.

Chutney bean tostadas are simply fabulously crispy, zesty, refreshing, and hearty. They’re an ideal summer time meal!

Why You’ll Love Chutney Bean Tostadas

• excellent heat climate meal or snack – no cooking required!
• unbelievable mixture of flavors and textures! marinated beans, candy and savory chutneys, creamy cooling cumin yogurt drizzle, on crunchy tostadas
• soy-free and nut-free with straightforward gluten-free choice

Substances

• inexperienced chutney – It is a mixture of cilantro, mint (non-compulsory), inexperienced onion, recent ginger and garlic, tomato or apple, scorching inexperienced chili, chaat masala, salt, and lime juice. In the event you don’t like cilantro, you should utilize extra mint as a substitute. For much less warmth, use a light inexperienced chili.
• marinated beans – Pink onion, cucumber, inexperienced chili, and white beans marinate in 2/3 of the inexperienced chutney combination. You should utilize canned or do-it-yourself beans, and you should utilize any white beans or chickpeas.
• candy chutney – That is only a easy mixture of maple syrup, lime juice, chaat masala, cumin, and paprika. Alternately, you should utilize premade tamarind chutney or mango chutney.
• yogurt drizzle – We’re seasoning non-dairy yogurt with a little bit maple syrup, floor cumin, and salt. Select soy-free and/or nut-free yogurt, if wanted.
• tostadas – These are crispy, crunchy baked tortillas. You could find them premade at most grocery shops. Or, you’ll find instructions within the recipe notes for making your personal. Use gluten-free, if wanted.
• garnish – You don’t have to make use of any garnish, however I like to serve these topped with pepper flakes, chopped tomato, and sesame seeds.

The best way to Make Chutney Bean Tostadas

To make the inexperienced chutney, add the entire inexperienced chutney substances to a blender or meals processor. Add one tablespoon of water and mix till the combination is puréed. Add a little bit extra water, if wanted. Don’t add an excessive amount of water, as a result of the chutney must be thick sufficient to coat the beans and never get too watery. For a thicker chutney, you possibly can add extra apple or tomato. You may also add non-dairy yogurt to make it creamy. For further tangy chutney, add a little bit lime zest.

For the beans, add the sliced onion, cucumber, and onion to a bowl.

Add the beans and three/4 of the inexperienced chutney, tossing nicely to coat. Style and regulate the flavour with extra salt, cayenne for extra warmth, or lime juice for tang. Don’t let the beans sit for too lengthy, as they might get watery.

To make the candy chutney, combine all of the candy chutney substances collectively in a bowl till nicely mixed. Style and regulate the flavour, including extra chaat masala, if you’d like. You should utilize dry mango powder (amchur) as a substitute of chaat masala, or substitute tamarind or mango chutney, you probably have it.

For the yogurt drizzle, mix the yogurt drizzle substances in a bowl, and blend nicely. You possibly can skinny the yogurt combination with a teaspoon of water so it’s straightforward to drizzle, if wanted.

Heat the tostadas within the oven. High every tostada with the marinated beans, adopted by a very good drizzle of the yogurt combination, some candy chutney, and extra of the inexperienced chutney. Garnish with pepper flakes, chopped tomato, or sesame seeds when you like. Serve instantly.

What to Serve with Chutney White Bean Tostadas

You possibly can serve these on their very own or with a aspect salad.

If you don’t want to make loaded tostadas, you possibly can serve the beans in a bowl with the tostadas on the aspect, as a dip, so folks can assemble their very own plates.

You may also serve with crackers, tortilla chips, or Indian-style crackers, corresponding to papri or mathri, from an Indian grocery retailer. Serve the beans and sauces collectively, so everybody can add their most well-liked toppings.