Masala puri chat is one of my anytime favorite snack. This most popular chat recipe can be easily prepared at home. This recipe is not complicated at all and surely will be an instant hit among chaat lovers. In this recipe peas and potatoes are cooked along with freshly ground spices and served with crispy puri. Check out this healthy starter recipe here..
Ingredients
To make gravy:
Peas - ½ cup
Potato -1 big
Oil - 1 tbsp
Sliced onions - 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
Tomatoes sliced -1 cup
Green chilly -1
Red chilly pwd - ½ tsp
Turmeric pwd - a pinch
Coriander pwd -1 tsp
Pepper pwd - ¼ tsp
Amchur pwd - ¼ tsp
Garam masala pwd - ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves
To make puri masala:
Sliced onion tomato coriander leaves -1/2 cup
Puris - 10 to 12 (homemade crispy puri recipe here)
Sev -2 tbsp
Karaboondhi -2 tbsp
Chat masala pwd - ¼ tsp
Cumin pwd - ¼ tsp
Red chilly pwd - ¼ tsp
Finely sliced coriander leaves
1 of 2
Instructions
1.
To prepare gravy:
2.
Wash and soak the peas overnight or for 6 to 7 hours
3.
Drain the water
4.
Pressure cook till it is soft by adding enough water
5.
Pressure cook potatoes also until tender
6.
Peel off the skin, mash the potato and keep aside
7.
Heat oil in a frypan
8.
Add sliced onions and saute until transculent
9.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute further
10.
Add tomatoes, salt and cook till soft
11.
Add green chilly and chopped coriander leaves
12.
Turn off flame
13.
Allow to cool
14.
Add it to blender and grind to smooth paste
15.
Add the paste to the same pan and add mashed potatoes
16.
Stir well
17.
Add all the spice pwds one by one red chilly pwd, turmeric pwd, coriander pwd, pepper pwd and amchur pwd
18.
Mix well and allow to cook
19.
Add cooked peas too and mix well
20.
Once gravy attains thick texture, sprinkle garam masala pwd and turn off the flame
21.
Yummy masala is ready
22.
Lets see how to arrange the puri masala
23.
Pour the masala in the serving bowl
24.
Take the crispy puris and make a small opening at the top
25.
Stuff it with finely sliced onions, tomato and coriander leaves
26.
Now arrange 4 or 5 puris over the spicy masala in the serving bowl
27.
Sprinkle some sev and karaboondhi over it
28.
Finally sprinkle chat masala pwd, cumin pwd and chilly pwd
29.
That’s it …flavorful yummy Masala puri is ready
30.
Serve immediately with coriander leaves garnishing