Papdi Chaat: If you get something spicy, crispy and tasty with your evening tea, then the fatigue of the whole day goes away within minutes. One such dish that can improve your mood is Papdi Chaat. Whenever there is talk of street food, the names of crispy papdi, sweet curd, spicy green chutney and sweet-sour tamarind chutney come first. People often complain that home-made papdi is not as crispy as the market one, but with correct measurements and some easy tips, you can prepare papdi chaat at home that is even tastier than the cart-made one. Here we have brought the recipe of Papdi Chaat for you.
Material
to make papdi
Flour – 1 cup
Semolina – 2 teaspoons (for extra crunch)
Celery – ½ tsp
Oil – 2 spoons (for frying) + for frying
salt to taste
To assemble the chaat
Boiled potatoes – 2 (cut into small pieces)
Boiled black gram or matra – ½ cup
Fresh thick curd – 1 cup (whipped with 1 teaspoon sugar)
Green chutney (coriander-mint) – ½ cup
Sweet and sour tamarind chutney – ½ cup
Roasted cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
Chaat masala – 1 teaspoon
Black salt – as per taste
Finely chopped sev/bhujiya, green coriander and pomegranate seeds – for decoration
method of making
Prepare Crispy Papdi
Mix flour, semolina, celery, salt and 2 teaspoons oil in a vessel and mix well. When the flour starts clumping in your fist, then understand that Moyan is right. Now add lukewarm water little by little and knead a slightly stiff dough. Keep it covered for 15 minutes. After this, make small balls of dough and roll them into thin puris. Poke holes in the puris with a fork so that they do not swell while frying. Now heat oil on low flame and fry the papdis until they become light golden and crisp.
Assemble Chaat
Now spread 6 to 8 prepared papdis in a big plate. Add chopped boiled potatoes and boiled gram over it.
add chutneys and spices
Now add well beaten sweet curd over it. Then add spicy green chutney and sweet and sour tamarind chutney as per taste. Add roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, red chilli and a little black salt on top.
make garnishing
Finally, garnish it with lots of chopped sev, chopped coriander and pomegranate seeds, enjoy.