Dahi Poori is a delicious and popular Indian chaat food snack with its exquisite medley of sweet, spicy, tangy, and crispy flavors. The crisp puris are generously filled with a tantalizing combination of veggies, chutneys, yogurt (curd), spices, and garnishes.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Appetizer, Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

For Sweetened Yogurt

  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

For Chaat

  • 12-14 puris
  • 1 medium potato (boiled, cubed)
  • 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 red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala
  • salt (to taste)
  • 3/4 cup nylon thin sev
  • 2-3 tablespoons coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 2-3 tablespoons pomegranate seeds (optional)

Method

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