Papri Chaat

Papri Chaat

Ingredients For Puris:

• Wheat flour 1-1/2 cup
• Flour 3 cups
• Oil 1/4 cup
• Red chili powder 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Carom seeds 1 tsp
• Oil 2 tbsp
• Salt 1 tsp

For Green Chutney:

• Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
• Grated coconut 1/2 cup
• Lemon juice 2-3 drops
• Green chilies 3
• Salt 1/2 tsp

For Red Chutney:

• Dates 4-5
• Tamarind 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
• Salt 1 tsp

For Yogurt Mix:

• Yogurt 4 cups
• Sugar 4 tbsp
• Curry leaves 2-3
• Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
• Oil 2 tsp
• Salt 1 tsp

Other Ingredients:

• Potatoes (boiled and mashed) 2

Method:

• Making Puri: Crush the cumin and carom seeds coarsely in a mixer. Mix flour, wheat flour, red chili powder, turmeric, salt, oil, crushed cumin and carom seeds together. Knead a little hard dough adding water. Roll out very small even sized round puris of the dough. Deep fry them in oil and keep aside.
• Making Green Chutney: Mix grated coconut, coriander leaves, salt, lemon juice, green chilies in a blender to make a fine paste. Keep aside.
• Making Red Chutney: Make the red chutney by boiling the dates and tamarind together in water till they are cooked. Then blend to make a fine paste. Add salt and red chili powder to it. Keep aside.
• Making the Yogurt Mix: Beat the yogurt nicely and add to it sugar and salt. Then heat the oil and season it with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and then pour it hot in the yogurt. Mix it thoroughly and keep aside.  
• To assemble papdi chaat, add salt and little chat masala to the boiled and coarsely mashed potatoes. Just before serving, for individual servings put one tbsp of the potatoes on the puris. Then put 1 tbsp yogurt mix over it. Add 1 tsp of green and red chutney over it. Sprinkle little red chili powder, chaat masala and serve.