Servings: 4
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Papdi
Ingredients
  • 2 cups All purpose flour
  • 2 tbsps Oil
  • 1½ tsp Salt
  • Oil (for frying)
Instructions
  1. Mix all the ingredients and make a firm pliable dough using cold water.
  2. Cover and let rest for half an hour.
  3. Knead again and divide dough into 6 equal portions.
  4. Take one portion and roll a large thin disc with a rolling pin.
  5. Cut 2 inch circles (about 10) with a cookie cutter, prick with a fork to prevent puffing.
  6. Keep covered with a towel.
  7. Roll the remainder of the dough, also re-roll the cut-outs.
  8. Heat oil on medium and deep-fry puris a few at a time, until golden and crisp.
  9. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
  10. Let cool.
Ingredients
  • 4 cups Puffed rice
  • Papadi (broken into pieces, as needed)
  • 1 cup Small cubed potatoes (steamed, firm)
  • 1 cup Brown chana (garbanzo, boiled)
  • ½ cup Onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ cup Green mango (finely chopped, substitute sour apple)
  • 2 Green chilies (finely chopped, to taste)
  • ¼ cup Green coriander (finely chopped)
  • Red chili garlic chutney (to taste, recipe under "chutneys and Pickles")
  • Green chutney (to taste, recipe under "chutneys and Pickles")
  • Sweet tamarind chutney (to taste, recipe under "chutneys and Pickles")
  • Spicy sev (as needed, recipe under "dry nasta")
Instructions
  1. Dry roast the puffed rice to make them crispy.
  2. Sprinkle salt on potatoes and chana.
  3. In an individual serving bowl, layer puffed rice, papadi, potatoes, chana, onions, and mango. Add green chutney.
  4. Stir and coat well.
  5. Top with remaining ingredients and mix.
  6. Note: this dish is wet yet crispy.