Papdi Chaat

YUM!!! That is what comes to mind when we hear of chaats, isn't it.  Am sure chaats, are loved everywhere and by everyone.  A nice and tangy snack.  Can be made as starters when you have guests at home or sometimes as a meal during hi-tea.  So today we decided, let us shift from our daily dinner stuff to this nice tangy snack as our meal.  Once in a while, it is ok to let go and have this wonderful and mouth-watering snack.  So here goes, my take on papdi chaat.  We teamed it up with Pani Puris.  And guess what, the puris for papdi chaat and Pani Puris were home-made.  So let's begin!!

Ingredients:

For the Papdi:

All-purpose flour (maida)	1/2 cup
Ghee	2 tbsp
Salt	1/2 tsp
Water	To knead
Oil	To fry

For making the chaat or main dish:

Papdi's	20-30
Boiled potatoes	2 medium
Boiled chickpea's or peas	1/2 cup
Yoghurt (whisked)	1 cup
Date & tamarind chutney	As required
Green coriander chutney	As required
Chilli powder	1/2 tsp
Chaat masala	1/2 tsp
Sev	As required

METHOD:

1.       Take the flour in a bowl, add ghee and salt.  Mix well to form crumb like mixture.  Add water little by little and knead to form a hard but smooth dough.

2.       Rest the dough for 15 minutes.

3.       Make small balls and roll out the dough and roll it out into thin rotis. (chappatis).  Poke them with a fork so that they bloom once dropped in oil.

4.       Cut them into small round shapes with a round cookie cutter or you could use the lid of any bottle.

5.       Heat oil in a wok.  Once hot, drop the puri's and fry them till golden brown and crisp.

6.       To assemble the main dish.  Crush the papdi's and  reserve.

7.       Cut the potatoes into cubes or you could mash them too.  Mash the chickpeas or green peas very lightly.

8.       In a plate, place the crushed papdi's/puri's.  Top it with mashed or diced potatoes and the chickpeas.

9.       Cover the papdi, potatoes and peas with yoghurt. 

10.   Drizzle the curd with the sweet and the coriander chutney's.  Sprinkle chilli powder and the chaat masala.  Top it up with Sev and serve immediately.

NOTES:

1.       This measure serves 2-3 people.

2.       I got 25 papdi's with this measure.  It entirely depends on the cutter you use.

3.       Serve the dish immediately, once done else it will turn soggy.

4.       You could add sugar to the yoghurt if you like the yoghurt to be mildly sweet. 

5.       The potatoes and the peas should be boiled very well.

6.       Posting the chutney recipes soon.