Papdi chaat

• Produce

  • 2 cups Chickpeas
  • 1/4 cup Coriander, leaves
  • 1/2 cup Coriander
  • 1/2 cup Dates, seedless
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger, Dry
  • 1 Green chili
  • 1 cup Mint
  • 1 Onion, small to medium
  • 1 Potato, large
  • 1/2 cup Tamarind
  • 1 Tomato, small to medium

• Condiments

  • 1 tsp Lime juice or lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Lime or lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup Mint-coriander chutney
  • 1/2 cup Tamarind dates chutney

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Red chile powder
  • 1 Salt, black
  • 1 Salt or regular salt, black
  • 1 tsp Salt or rock salt or common salt, black

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tsp Cumin, roasted powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin, Roasted

• Dairy

  • 250 g Curd or yogurt, fresh

• Liquids

  • 2 cups Water

• Other

  • 1 to 2 teaspoons chaat masala
  • 24 Flat crisp papdis ((puris or flour crispies
  • ½ cup jaggery ((gur
  • ½ cup sev (optional

Found on vegrecipesofindia.com

Description

Directions

• if you wanna add chickpeas to the papdi chaat, then some effort is needed. this is if you dont want to use canned chickpeas.
• you need to soak the chickpeas in enough water overnight or for a good 6-7 hours. then cook or pressure cook the chickpeas with water and salt/black salt till it is completely cooked.
• blend all the ingredients with very little water to a smooth paste.
• keep aside.
• boil the tamarind and dates in water.
• when they become soft add the jaggery and the spice powders and salt.
• cook further till the jaggery melts.
• switch off the burner and let the mixture cool.
• grind the chutney mixture to a smooth paste. seive the chutney through a strainer. add more salt if needed.
• if the chutney becomes too thick add some water to liquidize it.
• arrange the papdis in a shallow bowl or plate.
• top it up with chopped boiled potatoes and cooked chickpeas.
• you can add chopped onions and tomatoes to it, but its optional.
• sprinkle some chaat masala and red chili powder on it, if you want at this stage.
• top these with cold yogurt/curd as much as you want.
• top it up with the green chutney as much as you want.
• and then with the sweet chutney as much as you want.
• sprinkle some chaat masala, red chili powder, cumin powder and black salt.
• garnish with coriander leaves. sprinkle sev on top and this step is also optional.
• add a dash of lemon juice to the papdi chaat if you want.
• serve papdi chaat immediately.