In Indian context "Chaat" is what comes to mind as one thinks about Street Food. You won't be disappointed any time you have chaat at a road-side stall. After pani-puri, I always love to pamper my taste buds with a plate of hot Pakodi chaat. In each bite you can get a combination of flavours to tickle your taste bud. Sweet, spicy, savoury at the same time. And the best thing is that you can always adjust the level of each flavour according to your taste.
Serve the Pakodi Chaat on its own with a hot cup of Masala Chai for a evening snack or serve along with Homemade Canape Papdi Chaat and Moong Sprouts Usal for your next chaat party.
You can also try other Chaat recipes such as :
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Course: Snack
Diet: Gluten Free
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Deep-Fry Pan
Cooks in 10 M
Total in 40 M
To begin with Pakodi Chaat recipe, firstly soak white peas for about 4 hours.Add turmeric and salt and pressure cook up to 3 whistles until those are too soft.
Mash peas with back side of a spatula and add black pepper powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and cook with 1/4 cup of water for 2 minutes.
In the meantime fry pakodi. Make a thick batter of gram-flour, salt, curry leaves, chopped onion, baking soda with 4 to 5 tablespoons of water. Heat oil, drop the batter in the oil to form small fritters.
Reduce heat to medium and deep fry till they turn golden brown in a deep fry pan.
Whisk the curd and add sugar powder in it. Mix it properly.
Take two plates. Spread spiced mashed peas on it. Add pakodis to it. Top it with curd, dhaniya pudina chutney and date tamarind chutney as per your taste.
Serve the Pakodi Chaat on its own with a hot cup of Masala Chai for a evening snack or serve along with Homemade Canape Papdi Chaat and Moong Sprouts Usal for your next chaat party.