Dahi Papdi Recipe
Dahi Papdi is a popular North Indian street food and chaat item, featuring crisp flour wafers (papdi) layered with boiled potatoes, chickpeas, and tangy-sweet chutneys, all generously topped with whipped yogurt. The dish is finished with a sprinkle of chaat masala, roasted cumin powder, and sev for added crunch and flavor. A perfect balance of creamy, spicy, and tangy tastes, Dahi Papdi is a refreshing and satisfying snack, especially enjoyed during warm weather or festive occasions.
Crispy Papdi Ingredients
2 Cup Maida (refined flour)
1/4 Tablespoon carom seeds
1/2 Tablespoon salt
4 Tablespoon ghee
As needed water
Step:1
In a mixing bowl add refined flour , semolina , salt and ghee , mix well and incorporate the ghee into the flour . Add water slowly and gradually to kened a semi stiff dough . Knead the dough for at least 2-3 minutes
Step:2
Cover it with a damp cloth and rest it for at least 30 minutes . Meanwhile you can make chutneys
Step:3
Knead the dough once again after the rest . you can make the papdi in two ways , one by dividing the dough into small lemon size equal roundels , further apply some oil and roll into 2-inch diameter individually . Prick with fork on the entire surface and you can fry them ,
another way is ,which is much time saving , divide the dough into medium size dough ball and apply some oil and roll into thin big chapati , cut in 3 inch diameter using a cookie cutter or a jar lid , further prick using a fork on the entire surface
Step:4
Set oil in wok and heat until it’s moderately hot , fry these papdi on low flame until its crisp and golden brown . Remove it on absorbent paper or a siee to get rid of excess oil
Step:5
Fry all the papdis in same way , super crisp papdis are ready , you can store them in an airtight container
Green Chutney Ingredients
1 Cup coriander leaves (packed)
1/2 Cup fresh mint leaves (packed)
1 Inch ginger
2-3 NOS spicy green chilies
1 Tablespoon cumin powder
1 Tablespoon dry mango powder
1/2 Tablespoon black salt
1 Tablespoon roasted chana dal
Salt to taste 2-3 Ice cubes
As needed water
Step:1
Add all the ingredients in a grinding jar and grind into a fine chutney , store this in refrigerator and use accordingly
Sweet Tamarind Chutney Ingredients
1/2 Cup tamarind
150 Gm seedless dates
1 Kg jaggery
1 Tablespoon jeera powder
1 Tablespoon Kashmiri red chili powder
1/2 Tablespoon dry ginger powder
1 Tablespoon black salt
A pinch black pepper
Salt to taste
800 ml water
Step:1
Soak the imli and khajoor separately in hot water for 15-20 minutes , further squeeze the lmli to remove the pulp . Transfer the imli pulp and soaked khajoor in a mixer grinder and grind to fine paste
Step:2
Now , take a wok and , strain the grinded lmli and khajoor pulp through a sieve , further , add jaggery , and the remaining powdered , spices along with salt and pepper , switch on the flame and let the jaggery melt
Step:3
As and when you start to cook , a layer of scum will form , remove the scum with a spoon and cook the chutney for 30 minutes on medium flame , while stirring occasionally
Step:4
Cook until the chutney has reached a thin syrup like consistency . Switch off the flame and allow it to cool down , do not cook for too long as it will thicken a bit as it cools down
Step:5
Sweet tamarind chutney is ready , as this chutney takes time for cooking , you can make them in bulk and store them in a well sterilized and airtight jar and refrigerate them for couple of day use accordingly
Special Spice Mix Ingredients
5 Tablespoon cumin seeds
2 Tablespoon black pepper
4-5 NOS spicy red chilies
1 Tablespoon carom seeds
A pinch large salt
1 Tablespoon black salt
1 Tablespoon chaat masala
Step:1
Set a pan on low hear , add the jeera and dry roast until it darkens in colour and is aromatic transfer on a plate to cool down
Step:2
Further add the remaining whole spics and dry roast them as well until they are aromatic . Further transfer them on the same plate and allow them to cool down
Step:3
Once cooled , transfer in a grinding jar , along with the remaining ingredients and grind to make a fine powder , special spice mix or dhai bhala wali masala is ready , store in an airtight container
Assembly Ingredients
4 Cup dahi
2 Tablespoon powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon black salt
Boiled potatoes
Crispy fried papdi
Spicy green chutney
Sweet tamarind chutney
Special spice mix
Pomegranate seeds
Step:1
Firstly add the curd , powdered sugar and black salt in sieve , strain while mixing well and keep the curd mixture aside to be used later in making the papdi chaat
Step:2
Dip the crispy papdi in dahi mixture , top it with boiled potatoes , sprinkle the special spice mix top the chutney some more dhai and finish it with pomegranate seeds , you can tweak the addition of tooping on your palate preference