Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Dahi Papdi Chaat Recipe is a vegetarian Indian, North Indian appetizer made with yogurt (dahi), sugar, and papdis in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Indian, North Indian

Ingredients

For Curd (Yogurt)

  • 1/2-3/4 cup yogurt (dahi)
  • 1/2 tablespoon sugar

For Chaat

  • 16 papdis
  • 1 medium potato (boiled, cubed)
  • 1/4 cup chickpeas (boiled, optional)
  • 1/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup tomato (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup green chutney
  • 1/4 cup sweet tamarind chutney
  • 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala
  • 1/8 teaspoon black salt
  • 1/2 cup nylon sev (or as needed)
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons pomegranate (optional)

Method

  1. Whisk yogurt with some sugar till smooth and creamy.
  2. Arrange papdis on a serving plate.
  3. Then, place boiled and cubed potatoes, and chickpeas on each papdis.
  4. Top up with some finely chopped onions and tomatoes over it.
  5. Add sweetened curd/yogurt over each papdi.
  6. Drizzle some green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney into each papdis.
  7. Then sprinkle roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, and black salt.
  8. Lastly sprinkle thin sev, garnish with coriander leaves, and pomegranate.
  9. Serve immediately.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.