Papri Chaat recipe

VRajesh · Jun 11, 2009

Papri Chaat recipe:
Ingredients:
For Puris:

[*]1 and 1/2 cup wheat flour
[*]3 cups maida (refined wheat flour)
[*]1/4 cup oil
[*]1 tsp red chilly powder
[*]1/2 tsp turmeric powder
[*]1/4 tsp hing (Asafoetida)
[*]1 tsp cumin seeds
[*]1 tsp ajwain (carom) seeds
[*]2 tbsp vegetable oil
[*]Salt to taste

For Green Chutney:

[*]1/2 bunch coriander leaves
[*]1/2 cup grated coconut
[*]2-3 drops lemon juice
[*]1 green chilly
[*]Salt to taste

For Red Chutney:

[*]4-5 dates
[*]1 tbsp tamarind
[*]1/4 tsp red chilly powder
[*]Salt to taste

For Yoghurt Mix:

[*]4 cups yoghurt
[*]4 tbsp sugar
[*]2-3 curry leaves
[*]1/4 tsp mustard seeds
[*]1/4 tsp cumin seeds
[*]2 tsp oil
[*]Salt to taste

Other:

[*]2 potatoes

Method of preparation:

For the Puris:

[*]Crush the cumin seeds and the ajwain seeds coarsely in a mixer.
[*]Mix maida, wheat flour, red chilly powder, turmeric, salt, hing,oil, crushed cumin and ajwain seeds together.
[*]Knead into a slightly hard dough by adding water.
[*]Roll out very small even size round puris of the dough.
[*]Deep fry in oil and keep aside.

For the Green Chutney:

[*]Mix the grated coconut, washed and chopped coriander leaves, salt, lemon juice, green chillies in a mixer to make a fine paste. Keep aside.

For the Red Chutney:

[*]Boil the dates and tamarind together in water till they are cooked. Remove the seeds and crush in a mixer to make a fine paste. Add salt and red chilli powder and keep aside.

For the Yoghurt Mix:

[*]Beat the yoghurt nicely and add to it sugar and salt.
[*]Heat some oil and season with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and then pour it hot into the yoghurt.
[*]Mix thoroughly and keep aside.

Final steps:

[*]Boil the potatoes and mash them. Add salt and little chaat powder to it.
[*]While serving, crush the puris a little. Put one tbsp of mashed potatoes. Then put three tbsp yoghurt mix over it. Add 1 tsp of green and red chutney. Sprinkle a little red chilly powder and chaat powder and serve!