Papdi Chat

Ingredients (for 4-5 servings)

• 24 crispy papdi or mathri
• 1 ½ cup beaten curd
• 1 large potato, boiled and chopped
• 2 cups boiled white peas
• 1 onion finely chopped (optional)
• ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
• ½  cup mint coriander chutney
• 1 cup sweet tamarind chutney
• 2 tsp red chili powder
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsp chaat masala
• 1tsp black salt
• 1 cup sev (optional)

For the spicy green mint and coriander chutney

• 1 cup chopped mint leaves
• ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
• 1-2 green chili, chopped
• 1-2 tsp lemon juice
• Salt as per taste

For the sweet tamarind dates chutney:

• ½ cup tamarind pulp
• ½ cup seedless dates
• ½ cup jiggery or sugar
• ½ tsp dry ginger powder/saunth
• 2 cups water
• Salt as per taste

Method (How to make papdi chat at home)

For green mint coriander chutney

• Blend all the ingredients with very little water to a smooth paste, and keep aside.

For sweet tamarind and dates chutney

• Soak date in water for 2-3 hrs. make paste of date.
• Mix tamarind and date paste and boil for 15-20 minutes, add ginger powder, salt and jaggery or sugar and boil for few more minutes in low flame. Switch off the burner and let the mixture cool.

For assembling the papdi chaat

• Arrange the papdis in a plate.
• Top it up with chopped boiled potatoes and boiled white eas.
• Add chopped onions.
• Sprinkle some chat masala and red chili powder on it.
• Top these with cold curd
• Top it up with the some green chutney.
• Add sweet tamarind chutney.
• Now add more chat masala, red chili powder, cumin powder and salt.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Sprinkle sev on top.
• Serve papdi chat immediately.