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Black bowl of bread rounds with potatoes and chutney
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Indian Papdi Chaat Street Food Snack Recipe

Layers of textures and flavors abound in this homemade papdi chaat recipe. The perfect street food snack!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Appetizer, Papdi Chaat, Snacks
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 627kcal
Author Katie Hale

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Deep fryer or deep skillet
  • Slotted spoon

Ingredients

For Papidis

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup semolina
  • 1 tsp carom seeds
  • 1 tsp Olive oil
  • ⅓ cup water more or less as needed
  • vegetable Oil for Frying

For Mint Coriander Chutney

  • ¾ cup mint leaves chopped
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves chopped
  • ½ tbsp salt more or less to taste
  • 2 to 3 green chiles diced
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste

For Mango Chutney

  • ½ cup mango peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp jaggery alternately use brown sugar
  • Pinch salt

For Chaat (Topping)

  • ¼ cup cooked cubed potatoes
  • ¼ cup cooked chickpeas
  • ½ cup curd or yogurt
  • ½ tbsp red chili powder roasted
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin roasted
  • 1 tsp black salt
  • 4 mint leaves

Instructions

How to Make Papdis

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, salt, semolina, and carom seeds.
  • Mix in the oil and stir until it becomes crumbly.
  • Add water, a tablespoon at a time, until a dough forms then set aside to rest for 15-minutes.
  • After 15-minutes, take small portions of the dough, and roll into small discs around 1 ½" in diameter.
  • Make indents on the rolled dough using a fork. This will keep the dough from puffing up too much while frying.
  • Heat at least 1" oil in a saucepan until 350°F.
  • Drop the dough rounds into the hot oil making sure not to crowd the pan, and fry until golden brown. Usually, less than 2 minutes per round is needed. Repeat until all dough is fried.
  • Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.

How to Make Chutney's

  • In a small bowl, combine the mint leaves, coriander leaves, salt, green chilis and tamarind paste. Stir until well combined then set aside.
  • In a separate small bowl, mix together the mango, jaggery (sugar), and salt then set aside.

How to Assemble Papdi Chaat

  • In a bowl or plate, place a layer of papadis (fried disc) on the bottom.
    Papidas on black plate
  • Top with potatoes and chickpeas.
    Adding chickpeas on top of papdi chaat
  • Then pour over curd or yogurt.
    Topping papdi chaat with curd
  • Add both chutneys, a bit of the roasted spices, and a few mint leaves and onion on top.
    Topping papdias with mint leaves

Notes

Lightly roasting the spice blends before sprinkling over the top of the papdi chaat brings out a richer flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 627kcal | Carbohydrates: 102.5g | Protein: 17.5g | Fat: 17.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 1205mg | Fiber: 10.3g | Sugar: 21.2g