Papdi Chaat

Papdi Chaat

Papdi chaat is very famous in northern and central India. But its awesome taste and addictive flavor has made it popular in other parts of India too. If you happen to cross a chaat corner selling papdi chaat, you would inevitably stop to enjoy its taste. The status of papdi chaat is not alone confined to Indian street snack category; it holds an important place in Indian wedding menus as well. Usually the dinner begins with the impressive papdi chaat. The papdis or small puris are layered with delicious toppings. The toppings of grated coconut, mashed potatoes, sliced tomatoes and onions drizzled with the delicious sweet tamarind chutney and curd make the dish look and taste delectable. Here, I am sharing my recipe of papdi chaat. Surely try this out at home and get excellent comments from your guests and family members.

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Serves: 10

Ingredients

Flour-2 cups

Maida-4 cups

Oil for frying-2 and ½ cup

Curd-6 cups

Boiled potatoes-4

Chopped onion-3

Diced tomato-3

Grated coconut-1 cup

Chopped coriander leaves-2 cups

Red chilly powder-4 teaspoons

Turmeric powder-1 teaspoon

Cumin seed powder-2 teaspoons

Ajwain or carom seed powder-2 teaspoons

Cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon

Mustard seeds-1/2 teaspoon

Tamarind-2 tablespoon

Sugar-1 teaspoon

Dates-6

Minced green chilies-2

Curry leaves-few

Chaat powder-1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Method

Mingle flour, Maida, carom seed powder, turmeric powder and red chilly powder, cumin seed powder, little water and knead in to tight dough.

Break the dough in to equal sized balls and roll out puris from the balls

Deep fry the puris or papdis in oil and set aside.

Churn and blend curd thoroughly.

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes.

Pour the curd and mix thoroughly and set the mixture aside.

In a vessel, put tamarind, dates, little water and boil till the ingredients are cooked.

Add sugar, salt, red chilly powder and blend in a mixture to make the sweet, hot tamarind chutney.

Mash the potatoes and mix chaat powder.

Your chaat is almost ready. You simply need to mix and match the ingredients along with the papdis and serve

Serving instructions

On a serving plate, arrange four to five papdis. Add a layer of chopped onions, tomatoes, mashed potato and minced green chilies. Then pour 4 tablespoons of curd mix and 2 tablespoons of sweet tamarind chutney over it. Finally sprinkle chopped coriander, grated coconut, chaat powder and serve.