Papri [Papdi] Chat Holi Recipe

Ingredients for Papri Chat

For Puris

Wheat flour – 1 cup

Maida [plain flour] – 2 cups

Oil – ¼ cup

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Ajwain seeds – 1 tsp

Chili powder – 1 ½ tsp

Turmeric powder -- ¼ tsp

Asafetida – ¼ tsp

Oil for deep frying

Salt to taste

For Green Chutney

Coriander leaves – ½ cup

Green chillies – 2

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Onion – 1

Salt to taste

For Sweet Chutney

Tamarind Juice – 2 tbsp

Dates – 4

Red chili powder

Salt to taste

For Curd Mix

Curd – 3 ½ cups

Sugar – 3 tbsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp [roasted and powdered]

Salt to taste

Potatoes – 2 [boiled]

Chat powder – 1 tsp

Method of Preparation of Chat paprii

Mix wheat flour, maida, ajwain seeds, cumin seeds, ¼ cup oil, chili powder, turmeric powder, asafetida and salt.

Knead a little hard dough by adding sufficient water. Roll out very small even sized puris and deep fry till golden brown.  Keep aside.

  Grind the coriander leaves, green chilies, onion and salt in a mixer and mix with lemon juice.

 Make the sweet chutney by boiling the dates in tamarind juice and little water, till they are cooked and grind in a mixer grinder.

Mix the sugar and salt in curd and beat nicely. Add Roasted cumin seeds.

Peel and coarsely mash the potatoes and add salt and mix ½ tsp chat powder. While serving lightly crush the puris add mashed potatoes. Add curd mix, green chutney and red sweet chutney over it.

Sprinkle little red chili powder and chat powder.

Papri chat is ready to serve.