Sweet and Tangy Memories - Papdi Chaat

 he texted me when I was preparing his lunch 

can you please add sweet chutney?
I always do I wrote him back.

he in this conversation is my son who is enjoying his home based learning which started last week. So now that we eat our lunch together at home I am trying to keep food interesting for him. So today when I asked him what he would eat for lunch his reply was chaat. So the papdi chaat was assembled for him and while I was doing the same he texted him. Chaat is therapy food for us and both the chutneys are essential ingredient for it. Now that we are at home a bowl of this takes us to India and brings back those colours which we have left behind. And I am happy that his childhood has the same old fragrance which I am carrying with me, he is a mcdonald kid but just like me craves Indian street food.

 Papdi Chaat 

my fav street food of Delhi - Bhalla Papdi Chaat

While packing for India trip last year during deepawali we had this conversation 
 Advay -" I know what you will do there at Nanis house ."
Me - "what do you mean by what I will do there."
Advay -"you will eat pani poori there."
Me awed "where at Nanis house ?"
Advay - "at the chaat shop on the road where you has last time ."
I was like what :) I mean how well he knows me :-)
Ya he is just like me even he loves to gorge chaat like anything so sometimes I prepare chaat for him just  to change his taste 
,one of the most common  chaat variety of Delhi is Bhalla papdi chaat ,very easy to assemble if you have all the ingredients

Recipe name Bhalla Papdi Chaat
Ingredient 
Bhalla / dahi wada soaked in curd five pieces 
Papdi eigth to ten 
Boiled peeled cubed potato one 
Green chutney /dhania chutney one tbsp
Meethi chutney/ imli chutney one tbsp
Salt as per taste
Chaat masala one tsp
Black salt as per taste
Red chili pinch
cumin powder one tsp
Beaten curd four tbsp
Pomegranate seeds one tbsp
Sev handful
How to assemble
In a plate place the base layer papdi,cubed potato and Bhalla
Top it with baten curd followed by the chutneys
Sprinkle all the powdered masalas followed by sev and pomegranate seed
Indulge without wasting a second,..:)

thats Advay devouring Meetha Pani Poori at my favorite chaat shop in Delhi Prince Chaat Shop 

at GK m block market New Delhi.
Sharing some pics of the same place ,

ya guys this time  I managed to eat my favorite chaat Palak Papdi Chaat there and ya I was satiated :-)

thats all for now guys 
wish you all happy week ahead:-)
take care and happy blogging,...

Happinees is sharing Meetha Phulki/puchka/Golguppa :-)

Didi - which one you wnat ?
Me - umm i want  meetha  patta and you ?

Didi - then i will take spicy one and we will share both ;-)
Me - ya then we will eat Karela Papdi  too
Didi - dont forget we have to take some for Dadi too
Me - and on return we will pack some kulfi so after dinner we can have on terrace;-)
This conversation is about those summer days
when there were no Malls ,Multiplex,and other High end shopping areas,
when call were made once a week and letter were written to friends and sis
when eating Chaat didnt meant ordering in a posh restaurent with different kind of fillings,
when summer vacation meant cousins at home and endless trips to bazaars for shoping knick knacks like bangles and earring and drinking lassi and  eating rabdi
when night were spent sharing stories and playing games on terrace with cousions
when Happiness was sharing Meetha Golgappa :-)
I really miss those days :-( what about you guys ?
Coming back to todays post sharing with you all Platter of Meetha Golgappa

Ingredient
Golgappa
to fill in
spiced chickpea half cup
tamarind jaggery chutney
curd three tbsp beaten
boondi one fourth cup
sev three tbsp
chopped onion one
preparation
recipe of tamarind jaggery chutney blogged here
for spiced garbanzo beans
soak chickpeas for 10- 12 hrs
boil and drain the water
mix salt and chaat masala .
keep aside.
Before serving
arrange the golgappas on the plate
poke a small hole and fill in with
spiced chickpea,boondi
top it with curd and chutney
sprinkle sev and onion

and juste eat it ;-)

Enjoy the platter friends,.;-)

Linking this post to

Weekend Wrap up 26 hosted by Colours Dekor.

My Legume Love Affair 34 hosted by Desi Soccer Mom

 event started by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook

Street food of my hometown,..;-)

I am back friends from my trip back home ,i feel so refresh ya the trip did work like therapy for me , i ate like anything since the past three days,i guess we need a trip like every year to refresh and unwind ourselves from the daily chores of the day to day life.

Sharing with you all Street Food of my hometown,

forced by my cravings i have already these recipes at home

Karela Papdi Chaat

Aloo Tikiya Chaat

Dahi Wada

Urad Dal Kachodi

Malai wali Lassi and Gulabi Lassi

Rabdi

Jalebi blogged twice

Pics of  Triveni Sangam

Akshay Vat or the immortal banyan tree is located in the patalpuri temple in Allahabad fort

enjoy the pics frens,will catch up with u all soon,..;-)

Round up of Lets Celebrate with Colours

It was real fun to host colourful and festive event Lets Celebrate with colours

thanks a ton friends for sending such awesome entries for the event,i truly enjoyed hosting the event and ya this wouldnt have been possible without the dash of colours which you all have send to make the event colourful,:-) enjoy the roundup which has some spicy chaat,sweet dishes,refreshing drinks,snacks and some curries perfect for rice and chapati

to start the round up

First entry is of Sheetal my friend from singapore she is on with two yummy chaat entries Misal 

which is street food of maharashtra and Dahi Puri  another famous street food known by different names

Asha of Foodie hope has sent spicy samosa chole chaat which is one of my favourite

Lets have some sweet dish in between theres Makhana kheer to indulge from PJs kitchen

To munch on theres perfect looking peanut chikki from ramyas space  ,

yummy looking kobbari laddoo and refreshing badam kheer

Cham of spice club has joined in with two festive delicacies Samosa and Rasmalai 

from shamas space there hearty gulab jamuns for the event

Smita of little food junction has joined in with colourful  creative entries

,bright looking flower shaped mathris and swirls,

 chandrakala cupcakes and rosagullas 

and ghujia topped with caramel with a holi platter

Jyoti of panch pakwan has joined in with delicious looking malpuas

theres Samosas to pick  from Nishas kitchen thy look so yum

Priya of mharo rajasthan has joined in with two yummy recipes of malpua ,kathal ki sabzi and dahi vada

Srividhya of vidhus kitchen has sent refreshing guava sorbet perfect for the season

theres something spicy to try from ruchikacook blog bhagare baingan

Sweatha of Curry leaf has sent baked shakkar paras and refreshing drink thandai 

Usha of spicy kitchen has joined in with colourful platter of paneer tikka kabab

 Shabitha of my home kitchen has joined in with delicious looking chicken red curry

treats from my moms kitchen Moong dal halwa, karela papdi chaat ,palak papdi chaat,namkin,mathri and Ghujia 

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Thats all frens,..thanks a ton again for sending such yummy entries for the evnt and making it colourful,...:-)

enjoy the colourful treats cee u all soon,..:-)

Delhis street food Palak Papdi Chaat recreated at home

Everytime i crave to eat Palak Papdi Chaat i cant go to Prince Chaat shop at GK m block market ,so today when i felt like eating this chaat,i thought of giving this recipe a try,and i am so glad i tried this out today,here goes the recipe of Palak Papdi Chaat recreated at home,

For Chaat

Tamarind Jaggery chutney

Coriander chutney

salt

red chili powder

cumin powder

bhujia

boiled potato

papdi

curd

For Palak Papdi

Palak leaves washed and dried

gram flour three tbsp

water

refined oil four tbsp

salt as per taste

red chili powder half tsp

cumin powder half tsp

amchur powder half tsp

Procedure

mix gramflour with water and salt,red chili powder,amchur powder and cumin powder.

heat oil in wok

lower the flame and dip the dried palak leaves in the besan batter and fry till brown from both sides

drain and keep aside

To Assemble

In a serving dish place the palak papdis

top them with curd,boiled potatoes,papdis,coriander and tamarind chutney,bhujia,red chili powder,cumin powder.

As this was the first time i tried this at home this is what i learnt

- batter should have been more watery

- papdis should be served warm,as they loose their crispiness if serving time is prolonged.

Papdis can be served hot with tea or coffee also

 The above platter is off for Paris event at Foodelicious The Combo event

 and the palak papdi chaat goes to my own event at asankhana Lets Celebrate with Colours

 that all guys enjoy the platter cee u all soon,..;-)

street food karela papdi chaat

Karela Chaat is one of my favourite street food form my hometown,yesterday mother prepared karela papdis ,

Ingredient needed 

all purpose flour 

water 

Procedure

to prepare karela papdi knead dough ,roll out poori shape from maida dough,in the centre make vertical lines with help of knife,seal from both the edges.In a non stick wok,heat oil and once oil is hot lower the flame and fry the papdis till crisp.

another recipe for fried karelas can be seen here

Ingredient needed for Chat

Karela papdi

Tamarind Jaggery chutney

Coriander chutney

curd

Bhujia

chopped onion

boiled potato or boiled chickpea

red chili powder

cumin powder

salt

To assemble

In a serving dish place papdis,followed by boiled potatoes,tamarind chutney,coriander chutney,bhujia,onion,red chili powder,salt and cumin powder.

 

 Karela Papdi chaat is favourite street food of all of us at home so this goes to Favourite Food Event  and my second entry for Lets Celebrate with Colours Holi Event.

enjoy the chaat guys ,cee u all soon,..hppy blogging,..