Dahi Papdi Chaat is a very popular Indian Chaat. Its basically a mix of fried papdis topped with boiled potatoes , yogurt and a combination of different chutneys.
‘Chaat’ in hindi means to lick, probably which you will end up doing:-) This is one of my favourites and I would end up choosing to eat this at Anand Sweets{a popular eatery in Bangalore}. The only problem I had with his chaat was that it used to be too sweet for my taste. I require lots of green chilli chutney to make it more spicy. It had been a long time since I ate this and probably time to make it at home 🙂  This popular North Indian recipe is usually uses just boiled potatoes, but I have made a marinade of some spices to top up the chaat to give it a different twist.
Ingredients
For the Potatoes and Channa marinade
3 medium sized Potatoes , boiled with a little salt and skin peeled
1.5 cups of Chickpeas/Channa ,boiled with a little salt
2 teaspoons of Red Chilli Powder
2 teaspoons of Dry Mango Powder
1 teaspoon of Salt
2 tablespoons of Oil
2 tablespoons of finely chopped Coriander
2 tablespoons of Besan/Chickpea Flour
3 tablespoons of Oil
For the Green Chutney
1 big bunch of Coriander leaves
1/2 of Pudina/Mint leaves
1 small Onion , roughly chopped
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Salt
4-5 Green chillies
Blend all the ingredients for the Green Chutney in a mixer.
For the Tamarind Chutney
1 cup of freshly squeezed Tamarind Pulp
2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Jaggery
Boil all the ingredients for Tamarind chutney till its thick.
Other Ingredients for the Chaat
1 cup of Sev
20-30 Papdis
Chaat Masala
Roasted Cumin Powder
Beaten Sweet Yogurt
Chopped Coriander Leaves
1/2 cup Pomegranate
Red Chilli Powder
Method
For making Potatoes and Channa Mixture
- In a big bowl, add 2 tablespoons of oil , dry mango powder, chilli powder, besan and salt.
- Mix well until its blended and add the chopped potatoes , channa and coriander leaves.
- Mix again lightly until the potatoes and channa are coated with the mixture.
- Now , heat a non-stick pan and 1 tablespoons of oil.
- When the oil heats up , add the potatoes and channa mixture and keep cooking on a medium flame until the raw smell is out.
- Remove from the pan and allow it to cool.
To assemble the Chaat
- On a plate, place 5-8 papdis.
- Spread some potato mixture on the papdis.
- Add whisked yogurt , green chutney and sweet chutney.
- Sprinkle red chilli powder, salt , roasted cumin powder and chaat masala.
- Sprinkle sev , pomegranate and chopped coriander.
- Serve it immediately.
