For all you chaat lovers, here is a special post with recipes of 3 amazing snacks to brighten up your lockdown evenings- Bombay special sandwich, aloo tiki chaat and bhel puri. I’m also sharing my chutney recipes that make these chaats so much more tasty!
Day 21 & 22 had me making the most special meals for Iftari- a lot of chaat!! Read on below for all the recipes and a glimpse at the other food I made on these two days.
BOMBAY SPECIAL SANDWICH
Ingredients:
2 medium potatoes
1 cucumber
1 onion
Grated cheese
Coriander chutney
3 tbsps Sev
Black salt and garlic salt to taste
1 tbsp butter
Recipe:
Step 1: Butter the slices of bread and put the following inside:
Step 2: Add a layer of boiled potato slices (rubbed in garlic salt and chili powder)
Step 3: Add a layer of onions
Step 4: Add a layer of sliced cucumber
Step 5: Add a layer of green chutney
Step 6: Sprinkle green chilies and sev
Step 7: Sprinkle some black salt
Step 8: Toast this and then add a blob of butter, coriander chutney, shredded cheddar cheese and sev.
ALOO TIKI CHAAT
Ingredients:
For the mash:
4/5 medium boiled potatoes
1/2 tsp black salt
1 small lime
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chili powder
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
2 chopped green chilies
3/4 tbsp corn starch
For the plating:
1 tsp chaat masala
1 small onion chopped
1/2 a cup yoghurt (stir it well so that it’s not too thick, you can add a little water to thin it slightly)
A handful of sev
Recipe:
Step 1: In a bowl mix all the ingredients mentioned above for the mash.
Step 2: Form into little balls and flatten slightly.
Step 3: Keep this aside till you are ready to fry them.
Step 4: Heat oil in a pan and deep fry all on both sides.
Plate up!!
Layer the aloo tikis and pour the curd on top, followed by a layer of coriander chutney and sweet imli chutney. Sprinkle a layer of chopped onions and sev with a dash of chaat masala.
BHEL PURI
Ingredients:
1 medium onion chopped into small pieces
1 large potato boiled and chopped into small pieces (rub these with some garlic salt)
1 cucumber cut into small pieces
1 tomato chopped into small pieces
2/3 green chilies chopped into small pieces
2 bowls of muri (puffed rice)
4/5 papris
3/4 tbsps mixed chana chur
A handful of sev
Sweet imli chutney to taste
Coriander chutney to taste
1 small lime
1/2 tsp chaat masala
Recipe:
Step 1 and only: In a large mixing bowl, mix all the above ingredients and get ready to enjoy a bowlful of mouth watering bhel!!!
IMLI CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
1/2 cup tamarind / imli
5/6 cup dates (remove the seeds)
1/2 cup jaggery
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp ginger paste
About 2.5 cups water
Salt to taste
Recipe:
Step 1: Boil the tamarind, jaggery and dates in water for a few minutes.
Step 2: Add in all the other ingredients and mix well.
Step 3: Mash the puppy tamarind and dates well and keep stirring for a few more minutes.
Step 4: Strain this well, let it cool and then refrigerate till ready to use.
CORIANDER CHUTNEY
Take a large bunch of coriander, 1 tsp ginger, 1 lemon squeezed, 1 tsp cumin powder and 2/3 cut green chilies, 1/2 tsp black salt and grind it all together in a masala grinder. Refrigerate and serve with snacks.
Day 20 & 21:
#Day 20
Sehri- French toast, double side fried egg on toast, fruits, nuts and dates
Iftari- bhel puri, Bombay special sandwiches and makhana (roasted lotus seeds with chaat masala) with two chilled glasses of gur ka sharbat and Rasna
Dinner- Leftover biryani
#Day 21
Sehri- Egg paranthas, yoghurt, frutis, nuts and dates
Iftari- aloo tiki chaat and special maggi noodles (garlic, cheese & chili maggi), gur ka sharbat and Rasna
Dinner- Egg chicken rolls
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