If we try to define the chatpata Dryfruits as it is used in Indian food, you'll find that the word describes dishes that have hot and sour flavors. It gave rise to words like chaat (a hot-sour-sweet snack flavored) and spice mixes like chaat masala. Dried fruit is fruit from which the majority of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators. Dried fruits retain most of the nutritional value of fresh fruits.