Katak Batak is a small Balaji peanut snack: roasted peanuts rolled in a desi masala. We stock one size, a 45 g pack listed at $0.75, and the jar of masala sing beside it is a different product. If you have been hunting the red Balaji bag for a movie night or a tiffin, this is the one on our North York shelf.
People often spell it the way it sounds, then land on a chip page that never says what is inside. The pack is peanuts, not potato chips and not sev. The masala clings to the nut, so the first bite is warm spice and the second is the peanut itself.
What katak batak tastes like
Expect a savoury coating rather than a sweet one. The chilli is present, but it sits on the nut instead of soaking the whole mouth the way a wet chutney does. A 45 g pack is a single sitting for one person, or a shared bowl if you tip it into a katori next to chai.
Because the coating is dry, the nuts stay snackable in a lunch bag. Fold the top and clip it if you do not finish the pack the same day. Humidity is what turns the masala soft, not the peanuts themselves.
Katak batak and masala sing
Both are spiced peanuts, and search pages mix the names. On our shelf they are separate listings.
- Balaji Katak Batak, 45 g is the desi masala peanut pack, listed at $0.75. It is not tagged as a no-onion, no-garlic item.
- Balaji Masala Shing, 45 g is also spiced peanuts, listed at $0.99, and it is tagged both farali and no garlic, no onion.
If you avoid onion and garlic, choose masala shing, not katak batak. If you want the desi masala peanut bag people ask for by the katak batak name, take the $0.75 pack. Read the ingredient panel on the bag either way. Our tags follow the catalogue flags, and the printed label is the final word.
The pack we keep in stock
We carry the 45 g bag only. There is no family size under this name in the shop right now. It lives with the other Balaji snacks, and the full brand shelf is on the Balaji page.
A search for “desi masala” next to the name matches the wording on this pack. We do not stock a second katak batak flavour. If a photo online shows a different weight, check the grams on our product page before you add it. The price and the stock dot are live.
How to serve it
Tip the pack into a small bowl. It does not need heating. It sits well next to chai, or beside a milder mix if you want something crunchy that is not a fried sev.
For a larger bowl, pair it with a namkeen that is mostly flour strands rather than more peanuts, so the plate is not only nuts. The chips and snacks category is the wider shelf if you are building a plate for guests.
Pickup in North York
The shop counter is at 40 Fountainhead Road, North York. Greater Toronto Area delivery is listed in our terms: orders of $50 or more qualify for doorstep delivery, and addresses within 1 km of the shop have a lower free-delivery line. The product page shows whether this bag is in stock today.
