This is a dish relished for breakfast, snack or dinner. A mixed vegetable side dish served with Indian bread called “Pav” is very popular in Maharashtra, India.
Ingredients:
4 – 5 Potatoes
4 Green Chilies
1tbsp Ginger, Sliced
2tsp Chili Powder
3tbsp Oil
3 Tomatoes, Chopped
1tbsp Anardana (Pomegranate seeds), Roasted and Powdered
A pinch of Ajwain
2 tsp Dhania/Coriander – Jeera/Cumin Powder
2 tbsp Chaat Masala Powder
2tbsp Sweet Chutney
Chopped Coriander for garnishing Nylon Sev for garnishing
Salt to taste
Method:
Boil the Potatoes and cut into big cubes. Sprinkle the Chaat Masala, Dhania – Jeera Powder and Chili Powder on the Potatoes and mix well.
Heat Oil in a kadai, add Tomatoes and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add Ginger and cook until moisture evaporates. Add the Green Chilies and Ajwain and stir. Add the Potatoes and cook on a low flame.
A tangy to taste and good to look at dish, which is prepared using Peas or Matki (a type of lentil) and served with a variety of topping.
Time Required: 30 Minutes
Ingredients:
1½ tbsp Oil
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
1½ tsp Garlic Paste
1 tsp Ginger Paste
1 tsp Green Chili paste
1 Cup Green Peas, Saoked and Boiled
½ tsp Garam Masala
2 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
1tsp Coriander Leaves
Salt to taste
1tsp Chaat Garam Masala
½ Kala Namak/Black Salt
¼ Cup Curds/Yogurt, whisked with 2tsp Sugar and Salt
1 Cup Nylon Sev
2 tbsp Pomegranate pearls
2tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves, chopped
Method:
Arrange the Papdis on a serving dish. Spread Potatoes over them sprinkle Onion on top. Drizzle Tamarind Chutney and Green Chutney on each papdi. Sprinkle Lemon Juice, Cumin powder, Chaat Masala and Black Salt. Pour Curds over it. Garnish with sev, pomegranate pearls and coriander leaves and serve immediately.
Sweet corn entry into the Indian markets has added more scope to the Indian cuisine. Here is a recipe for a tangy and spicy evening snack.
Time Required: 25 Minutes
Ingredients:
2 Cups Sweet Corn Kernels
1tsp Pudina / Mint Chutney
1 Raw Red Chili, Chopped or a pinch of Red Chili Flakes
½ tsp Black Salt
½ tsp Roasted Jeera / Cumin Powder
½ tsp Chaat Masala Powder
1tsp Butter
1 Onion, Chopped finely
2 – 3 Sprigs Coriander leaves, Chopped finely
Juice of ½ Lemon
Salt to taste
This is a variation of the traditional Golgappa or Pani Puri. The pani is prepared using Guava juice!
Time Required: 40 Minutes
Ingredients:
10 Golgappa Poori
Tiny Glasses to serve
For the filling:
½ Potato, Boiled and Cubed
2tbsp Black Channa, Soaked and Boiled
2tbsp Whole Green Gram, Soaked and Boiled
½ Onion Chopped
Few Sprigs Coriander, Chopped finely
½ tsp Chili Powder
½ tsp Chaat Masala Powder
1tbsp Saunth Ki Chutney / Sweet Chutney
Salt to taste
I love Chaats and can have it anytime of the day. I conjured up this easy recipe to prepare Chaat using American Sweet Corn.
Time Required: 20 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 Cup Sweet Corn
20 Papdi
1tsp Chaat Masala Powder
½ or 1tsp Chili Powder
1 Onion, Finely Chopped
1 Fresh Green or Red Chili, Finely Chopped
Juice of ½ Lemon Juice
2 sprigs Coriander leaves, Chopped Finely
Salt to taste
Alu Tikki Chaat is a tasty street food available all over North India. It is fast catching up in South India too. A Potato fritter is served layered with spicy, tangy.
An evening snack prepared using the popular stuffed pastry Samosa.
Time Required: 10 Minutes if you are using ready made Samosa
Ingredients:
1 big Samosa or 4 small Samosas
2tbsp Chopped Onion
1 Cup Curds
1tbsp Sweet Chutney
1 tbsp Green Chili Chutney
2tbsp Sev
2 sprigs of Coriander leaves, Chopped finely
Salt to taste