Mumbai sev puri is one of the street foods of India made with small puris, boiled potatoes and chutneys. This recipe helps to make the best sev puri.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 14 papdi (or puri (baked or fried, prefer whole wheat ones))
  • 1 potato (medium to large, boiled or steamed & sliced)
  • 1 onion (medium, chopped finely)
  • 4 tablespoons coriander leaves (chopped)
  • ½ cup nylon sev
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon chaat masala
  • 14 red chilies (deseeded (preferably kashmiri, not hot variety))
  • 4 garlic (medium cloves)
  • salt (as required)
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 ½ to 2 cup coriander leaves
  • ½ to ¾ cup mint leaves ((optional, pudina leaves))
  • 2 green chili ((use as needed))
  • ¼ inch ginger
  • 1 garlic (clove (optional))
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Lemon juice (as needed)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons fried gram ((roasted gram, bhuna chana) (optional))
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons onions ((optional))
  • Salt (as needed)
  • water (as needed)
  • 2 tablespoons tamarind ((seedless))
  • ¼ cup jaggery ((use as needed))
  • Water (as needed, just enough to immerse tamarind)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon dry ginger powder
  • ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon coriander powder (or garam masala)

Method

Make green chutney for sev puri

  1. Add all the ingredients to make green chutney in a blender jar and make a fine paste.
  2. Next pour water just as needed and make a thick chutney. Set this aside.

Make chilli garlic chutney

  1. Soak red chilies in very little hot water and set aside for some time.
  2. When they soften add them to the blender along with garlic, salt and sugar.
  3. Blend them together to make a fine paste adding water as needed. Set this aside.

Make tamarind chutney

  1. Add tamarind, jaggery, red chili powder, cumin, coriander powder to very hot water and allow tamarind to soften.
  2. Cool them completely and squeeze well. Pass this through a strainer.
  3. Add ginger powder and salt. Add more water if needed to bring it to a consistency.

How to make Sev Puri

  1. Place 6 to 7 papdis/ puri in individual serving plates.
  2. Slice or crumble the boiled potatoes and place them on each of the papdis.
  3. Add garlic chutney and then top with some onions.
  4. Top some tamarind chutney and green chutney on each of the papdis.
  5. Sprinkle some chaat masala.
  6. Top with a generous amount of nylon sev.
  7. Garnish with some finely chopped coriander leaves.
  8. Serve sev puri 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.