Dahi Batata Puri

Chatpata chaats are popular on the streets of India, and famous on almost every street in Mumbai.  Frequented by those wanting a quick snack or as a substitute for lunch or dinner these lip-smacking street foods are adored by young and old. Dahi batata puri also called dahi aloo puri or dahi puri are crispy puris stuffed with potato and covered with yogurt chutney and coriander leaves.  Pomegranate seeds not only enhances the presentation but adds a delicious juicy crunch to each morsel. Those who wish to avoid potato can substitute it with sprouted moong or soaked boondi.  The aloo puris are a burst of flavours with the various chutneys, yogurt, coriander, sev etc.  I personally do not like combining yogurt and raw onion and so have skipped raw onion in this Chaat, do feel free to use onion if you prefer.

Dahi Batata Puri Chaat

• 12 Pani puris
• 1 boiled potato/boiled sprouted moong/soaked boondi
• 1 tsp. chaat masala powder
• 1 small chopped onion (optional)
• 1 tbsp. sweet chutney (saunth)
• 1 tbsp. garlic (red) chutney
• 1 tbsp. coriander mint (green) chutney
• Salt as required
• 1 cup yogurt
• ½ tsp. chilli powder
• 2 tbsp. malai (barikh) sev
• ½ tsp. roasted cumin powder
• Pomegranate and coriander leaves for garnish

Method

1. Chop boiled potato. 
2. Mix with onion (optional, I usually don’t prefer yogurt and fresh onion combination), sprouts, salt and mix. 
3. Mix yogurt with chilli powder, cumin powder and chaat masala and salt if required.
4. Arrange puris on a plate and make a hole on the top of the puri. 
5. Fill the puris with boiled potato mixture or only sprouts or only boondi. 
6. Top with the yogurt mixture and then drizzle the garlic chutney, green chutney and sweet chutney, sprinkle the sev and garnish with pomegrantate seeds and coriander leaves. 
7. Add more chutney over the sev if desired. 
8. Serve immediately. 
9. Adjust the sweet and teekha chutneys to your taste.

Video for Garlic chutney in this video (Punjabi Samosa Chaat) : https://youtu.be/EgRtjOXeDuU

Coriander & Mint chutney recipe in this video (Besan and Jowar flour chilas with Hari chutney) https://youtu.be/_xUjz8HvwdA