Spicy & Tangy Pakodi Chaat Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Dried Yellow/White Peas (Vatana) soaked for 4 hours
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1 cup Gram flour (besan)
• 1 Onion chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon Baking soda
• Salt per taste
• 1/2 tablespoon Black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera) roasted
• 2 teaspoons Coriander Powder (Dhania)
• 1 tablespoon Green Chutney (Coriander & Mint)
• 1 tablespoon Sweet Chutney (Date & Tamarind)
• 1 teaspoon Sugar powdered
• 3 tablespoons Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
• 1 teaspoon Green Chilli chopped
• Oil for frying
• Black Salt (Kala Namak) as required
• 1 Onion chopped for serving
• 2 tablespoons Raw Peanuts (Moongphali) roasted or fried
• Curry leaves as required

Steps

1. To begin with Pakodi Chaat recipe, firstly soak white peas for about 4 hours.Add turmeric and salt and pressure cook up to 3 whistles until those are too soft.
2. Mash peas with back side of a spatula and add black pepper powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and cook with 1/4 cup of water for 2 minutes.
3. In the meantime fry pakodi. Make a thick batter of gram-flour, salt, curry leaves, chopped onion, baking soda with 4 to 5 tablespoons of water. Heat oil, drop the batter in the oil to form small fritters.
4. Reduce heat to medium and deep fry till they turn golden brown in a deep fry pan.
5. Whisk the curd and add sugar powder in it. Mix it properly.
6. Take two plates. Spread spiced mashed peas on it. Add pakodis to it. Top it with curd, dhaniya pudina chutney and date tamarind chutney as per your taste.
7. Serve the Pakodi Chaat on its own with a hot cup of Masala Chai for a evening snack or serve along with Homemade Canape Papdi Chaat and Moong Sprouts Usal for your next chaat party.