Bhel Puri | Bhel Chaat | Street food

Bhel Puri , one of the most famous chaat items made with puffed rice and it's quite popular in the beaches across India. To be honest, i'm not a big fan of these chaat items, but ST likes it so much, so for his sake, i make them once in a while whenever i have all the ingredients in hands.

After making the dahi papdi chaat, i had some left over chutneys, papdi and sev, so  the next day itself i made this bhel puri as evening snack along with tea. ST liked it so much and even i too had few spoons and it was really delicious. So definitely will make it again in the future

Before check out the recipe, if you want to know what i have prepared for yesterday under "Street food" theme, here it is
Day 1 - Dahi Papdi Chaat

Bhel Puri

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Serves : 2 to 3 
Recipe Category: Chaat | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Puffed Rice  - 2 cup 
Papdi - 10 
Potato - 1 (cooked, peeled & cubed) 
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
Green Chutney - 2 tbsp
Sweet Chutney - 2 tbsp
Plain sev/Omapodi - as needed
Coriander leaves - few
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Chaat masala - 1 tsp

Procedure

Take the chutney(sweet & green chutney), cumin powder and chaat masala in a bowl, mix it well, then add the chopped potato, tomato & onions.

Add the puffed rice, mix it well. Then add the plain sev and roughly crushed papdi. Mix it well, finally add few coriander leaves  on top.

That's it, Bhel puri is ready.Serve immediately.

Related: How to make Vada Pav

Notes:

• The given measurement for all ingredients is just for reference, add more or less of chutney  and other ingredients as per your liking.
• Just before serving, assemble the chaat, otherwise the papdi & sev would be soggy.
  

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Dahi Papdi Chaat | Papdi Chaat | Street Food

Dahi Papdi Chat, one of the popular chaat made from papdi and yogurt as main ingredients.For the last week  of Mega BM, i have chosen the theme "Street  foods", out of all the theme, this is my favorite.When it comes to chaat items, i'm very picky and this papdi chaat is one of my favorite. When i was working in chennai, there is a sweet stall(Ganga Sweets) near by to our office, where i used to go with my colleagues for evening snack some time, in one of those visit, i got introduced to this dahi chaat. I really liked this chaat and felt that the crunchy papdi & sev with creamy curd makes it so delicious and wanting to eat more & more !!!

Ok, enough with the  discovery of my dahi chaat liking. Now coming to the recipe, it's really very simple to make this yummy chaat when you have all ingredients in hands. Just add more or less of all ingredients as per your liking and your chaat plate is ready in mins. Here in the recipe i have used home made papdi and sev. But you can use the store brought ones also, they too taste equally good.

Dahi Papdi Chaat

Preparation Time : 1 hr | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Chaat | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Papdi - 10 
Curd - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Potato(cooked,peeled & cubed) 
Onion(finely chopped)
Green chutney - as needed
Sweet Chutney - as needed
Plain sev/Omapodi - as needed
Coriander leaves 
Red chili powder & chaat masala(optional)

Procedure

Take the curd in a bowl, add salt & sugar & whisk it well until it becomes creamy. Keep all the other ingredients ready to assemble the chaat. Take the needed papdi on the plate. Place few potatoes & onions on each papdi.Add the needed green & sweet chutney on each papdi. Then add the generous amount of curd & top it with plain sev.If needed, again on the top drizzle some green chutney & sweet chutney and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. For extra spice, i have sprinkled a pinch of chili powder & garam masala, but that's purely optional.Dahi Papdi Chaat is ready to serve.

Notes:

• For most of the ingredients, i haven't mentioned the quantity, because it's purely up to your preference. Add more or less as per your liking.
• Just before serving, assemble the chaat, otherwise the papdi & sev would be soggy.
• In addition to potatoes, if you have cooked chickpeas, you can add that also.
  

 

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Tamarind Dates Chutney | Sweet Chutney | Chaat Chutney

Tamarind Dates Chutney, a sweet & sour chutney that goes well with many Indian Chaat items. Already i have one recipe for sweet chutney here in my blog, but the recipe that i'm sharing today is quite different in making from the previous one, even though the ingredients are almost same. The consistency of the chutney is thick and can be diluted with water if needed for the recipe. If you're chaat lover and would love to make them often, then make this chutney in bulk and store in refrigerator, it comes handy while making any chaat items. The biggest advantage of making this kind of chutney at home is that you can season the chutney as per your liking. More sour or more sweet, whatever it is, make as you wish !!!

Tamarind Dates Chutney

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Makes : 1&1/2 cup 
Recipe Category: Condiments | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Tamarind - 1/4 cup
Dates - 1/2 cup
Red chili - 2 
Salt - to taste
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Water - 1 & 1/4 cup

Procedure

Take the tamarind, dates & red chili in a sauce pan, add the water and bring into boil.Let it simmer for 5 mins, then switch off the flame and let it cool completely. Then transfer the whole into mixie jar and add salt & cumin powder into it and grind into smooth paste.Tada, Tamarind Dates Chutney is ready.Store it in air tight bottle and keep it in refrigerator for long life.

Notes:

• Add more or less water as per the consistency you want.
• Instead of red chili, you can use the red chili powder also.
• If the tamarind has more fibre in it, strain the chutney once.
  

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How to make Papdi | Home made Papdi recipe

Papdi are nothing but small un puffed puris made from the all purpose flour. Papdi is a very crispy snack that can be used in many chaat items like dahi papdi, bhel puri and so on. Though it's easily available in any Indian stores, i always prepare on my own whenever needed. Home made papdis are the best, but to be honest, it takes quite a lot of time for rolling and pricking the puris and it's definitely a labor of love. Pricking the puris all over is the key to get flat,crispy puris, otherwise the puris would puff up and become soggy soon. I have prepared few chaat items with this papdi, so stay tuned for more chaat items coming soon.    

Homemade Papdi

Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Makes : Around 40 
Recipe Category: Chaat | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Maida/ All Purpose flour - 1 cup
Ajwain - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Water - as needed
Salt - to taste
Oil - for frying

Procedure

Take the flour and ajwain in a bowl, give a good mix, then add the oil and mix it well with the flour.  Add water slowly and make a stiff dough just like poori dough. Let it rest for 20 mins.Then make equal size balls from the dough and roll a ball into thin disc with the rolling pin. Using a round cookie cutter or any bowl, cut into small circles. Prick the cut out dough with the fork.The holes should be very near, it actually helps to prevent the papdi to puff up while frying.Do the same for the remaining dough.Heat the oil for frying, add few at a time and fry it on medium flame.Once it becomes golden brown, remove from the oil & place it on the tissue paper.Let it cool completely and store it in air tight container.

Notes:

• Don't discard the left out dough from the cutting, you can make balls from the same and use it again.
• Prick the holes helps to prevent puff up and make it crispy.
• Store it in air tight container to retain the crispiness of the papdi.  
  

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