Mutter kachori

Used a number of recipes online to make this tasty snack!

Makes: 10 kachoris

Ingredients:

Kachi dabeli

A very popular street food !

Ingredients

For the tamarind chutney

1. Tamarind (soaked in water) - 2 cups
2. Jaggery -1 piece (as shown in the picture)
3. Coriander cumin powder - 1 tsp
4. Chili powder - 1 tsp
5. Salt - as per taste

For the pudina chutney

1. Pudina (mint) leaves - 2 cups
2. Coriander leaves - 1 cup
3. Green chilliest - 2
4. Garlic - 4-5 cloves
5. Ginger - 1 small piece
6. Salt as per taste

For the potato filling

1. Potatoes (Boiled and grated) - 5-6
2. Tamarind chutney - 2 tbsp
3. Pav Bhaji masala - 2 tsp
4. Oil - 1 tbsp

For preparing the Dabeli

1. Onion (finely chopped) - 2 (Mixed with a tbsp of chaat masala)
2. Shev - 1 cup
3. Pomegranate seeds - 1 cup
4. Laadi pav - 16
5. Butter - For frying

Method

1) Grind all the ingredients for the tamarind chutney into a fine paste

2) Grind all the ingredients for the pudina chutney into a fine paste

3) Heat the oil set aide for the potato filling. Add the pav bhaji masala and tamarind chutney. Fry for 2 minutes

4) Add the grated potatoes. Add salt and mix well. Let this mixture cool

5) Slit the pav in the middle. On one side apply the tamarind chutney and on the other side apply the pudina chutney

6) Add the potato filling on one side and pomegranate seeds. Add chopped onion on the other side

7) Coat with shev on all side (Dip the pav in shev)

8) Heat a pan with butter and fry the pav on both sides till slightly golden brown. Do not make it too crisp. Serve immediately.

Alu tikki

Ingredients

1. Potatoes - 4  (Boiled and mashed)
2. Onion - 1 medium sized
3. Green chillies - 2-3 finely chopped
4. Ginger - 1 tsp grated
5. Garlic - 1 tsp minced
6. Lime juice - 1 tsp
7. Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp
8. Chili powder - 1 tsp
9. Semolina (Rawa) - 2-3 tbsp 

Method

1) Mix all the other ingredients except rawa. Add salt as per taste

2) Shape them by making a round ball between your palm  and pressing them (I used  a ready made tikki shape)

3) Coat with rawa. Shallow fry. Server hot.

Ragda Pattice

Everybody likes Ragda Pattice Prepared on the streets. Here is my mum's recipe of this mouth watering dish :)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups white chana
• 2 onions chopped
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• Coriander for garnishing
• 5-6 medium to big sized potatoes

Method (Ragda):

1) Soak the chana for 7-8 hours. Pressure cook in cooker. (3 whistles)

2) Fry the onions in a little oil.

3) Once slightly brown, add haldi powder and chili powder. Fry for 2-3 more mins

4) Add chopped tomatoes. Fry some more time.

5) Add the cooked chanas. Add salt as per taste. Allow to cook for few mins.

6) Take a small portion of this cooked mixture. And grind in mixer.

7)   Add the ground paste back to the curry. Cook for few more minutes. Garnish with coriander

Method (Pattice)

1) Boil the potatoes. Mash them once cooled.

2) Add haldi powder, chili powder and salt. Shape into flat round balls. You can also add finely chopped onion , green chillies (optional, i did not add them).

3) Add little oil to a pan and shallow fry.

Tamarind chutney and Pudina chutney:

I used some recipes on the internet and prepared these chutneys but they did not turn out to be well. So you can either download the recipes from the internet or buy these chutneys from any chaat shop. 

To prepare the Ragda pattice, lay 2 pattice on a plate. Pour a spoonfull ragda. Add the tamarind chutney and pudina chutney. Add finely chopped onion. And fine shev. Serve and enjoy watching your guests gulp it down! Unfortunately, don't have a picture of the final dish!