Sev Puri

Being a foodie, one thing I miss a lot since coming to the US is Mumbai Street Food...I've to only mention the word and my mouth starts watering. I had my favorite vendors for all the dishes - pav bhaji, chaats, samosas and bhajjias,sandwiches, sweets and they all recognised me and I was such a regular that they would even give me extras, totally free!! In fact for a month before leaving for the US, I went all around the city eating at all my favorite places and saying goodbyes to my favorite 'bhaiyyas', I'm sure they miss me:)....

I have tried most of the places that serve Chaat out here, but I've never felt satisfied. So I've been planning since long to make something at home. Last week I had pani puri at a friends place, and it was just heavenly. Now I just had to have my second favorite dish too, so I made Sev Puri a couple of days back and surprised Manoj when he got back from work.....both of us skipped dinner so you can imagine how many puris we had.

Sev Puri

Ingredients:

Flat Puris

Potatoes, boiled and mashed

Green Chutney (recipe below)

Date and Tamarind Chutney, I used store bought ( Khana Khazana brand, its yumm)

Red Chilli Paste (recipe below)

Chaat Masala, a little to sprinkle

Thin Sev

Red onion, finely chopped

Raw Mango, cut into small pieces

Cilantro, finely chopped

Green Chutney

1 bunch cilantro

handful of mint leaves

2-3 garlic cloves

1 green chilli, or to taste

1 tbs lemon juice

2 tsps sugar

salt to taste

Grind all the above ingredients to a fine paste using very little water.

Red Chilli Paste

Soak the chillies in water for a few hours and grind to a smooth paste with little water.

Or use store bought.

Method:

Arrange the puris on a plate. Top each puri with some mashed potato, green chutney, tamarind chutney, red chilli paste, onion, mango and sprinkle a little chaat masala.

Cover with a generous amount of sev.

Garnish with some more onions, mango and cilantro.

Serve immediately or the puris may become soggy.

Enjoy!

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This goes to 'Sunday Snacks - Chaats/ Indian Street Food' event by Pallavi of All Things Yummy.

& 'RCI : Mumbai Street Food' hosted by Aqua of Served with Love, event by Lakshmi.