Categories: Chaats/Evening Snacks
Ingredients
- Samosas - 4
- Boiled Peas - 1/2 cup (You can use white peas, chik peas, green peas, yellow peas or black
- channa)
- Yogurt (Curd) - 1 cup (beaten with little salt and sugar)
- Tamarind Chutney - as needed
- Green Chutney - as needed
- Roasted Cumin Powder - to sprinkle (app. 1/2 tsp)
- Red Chilly Powder - to sprinkle (app. 1/4 tsp)
- Chaat masala - to sprinkle (app. 1/2 tsp)
- Onions - handful (finely chopped)
- Tomato - handful (chopped)
- Cilantro - 2 tblsp (finely chopped)
- Sev and/or Bhoondhi - 1/2 cup
Directions
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The samosas should be crispy for the chaat to taste good. So put the samosas in the oven or fry in hot oil just for a minute if the samosas are not crispy enough.
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Arrange a couple of samosas in a serving dish and smash it with your hands. You can also cut the samosas into 2-3 pieces with a knife.
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Put some boiled peas along with the boiled water over the smashed samosas.
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Top it with some chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, tamarind chutney and green chutney.
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Pour the beaten yogurt over the top.
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Sprinkle some red chilly powder, cumin powder and chaat masala over the yogurt.
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Finally sprinkle sev and/or boondhi on top and serve immediately. Serve this as an appetizer or as an evening snack.
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bTips
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You can also add few drops of lemon juice on top.
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The amount of each ingredient can be varied as per individual taste.
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You could use onions pakodas instead of samosas and make pakoda chaat
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Papdi
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Ingredients
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whole wheat flour – 1 cup
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Carom seeds – 1 tsp
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Oil – for frying
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Salt – to taste
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Method
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Mix the flour with requied salt and carom seeds.
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Adding little water at a time knead to form a firm dough.
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Take a lemon sized ball of the dough and roll it out into a big chappatti.
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Prick the entire surface of the chappatti with a fork to prevent it from puffing up while frying.
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Using a cookie cutter or the lid of any small box, cut out small circles.
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Fry them till they are nice and golden brown.
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Have it as a snack by itself or to make other chaat items. You can store it in an airtight container for upto a month.
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Tips
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For a healthier twist, you can also bake the papdis. Arrange the rolled out circles in a cookie sheet/ baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for about 10 minutes in a 400 degree oven.