Bhel Puri

Chats are my favourite fast food. The sight of it makes my mouth water! Today's recipe is Bhelpuri, which is the easiest to make given you have all ingredients at hand.

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Bhel Puri:

Ingredients:

1 cup puffed rice.
½ cup mixture.( I use Haldiram’s Karanchy Mixture)
1 tomato seeded and chopped.
2 baby potatoes, boiled peeled and chopped.
¼ cup onion chopped.
Handful of coriander leaves chopped.
3-4 Papdi crushed.
3-4 Papdi to garnish.
1-2 tbsp green chutney.
2-3 tbsp tamarind chutney.
2-3 tbsp nylon sev.
1 tsp chat masala.
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1 tbsp lemon juice.

Process:

1. Add all the dry ingredients and chopped vegetables in a mixing bowl.

2. Add the masalas, lemon juice and chutney and give a nice shake so that the spices are evenly distributed.

3. Serve immediately with whole papdis. Enjoy!

Enjoy!

Sev Puri

The very word 'Sev Puri' conjures up tastes that tantalise my mouth and puts me in a craving mode. I usually keep the papdi/puri made in advance, so that I can satisfy my recurring cravings without much delay. It is very simple and we need a few ingredients to assemble it. Surely enough, we all have them in our pantry most of the time. Lets have a look at the recipe now.

Serves 2.

12 Papdi
1 large boiled potato, peeled and chopped.
¼ cup chopped onion.
¼ cup deseeded & chopped tomato.
¼ cup green chutney.
¼ cup tamarind chutney.
¼ cup nylon sev.

Process:

First place the papdis on a plate. Place chopped potato, tomato and onion equally on each
of the papdi. Top it with a teaspoon of green chutney and tamarind chutney. Finally top it
with a teaspoon of nylon sev.

Voila! The chat is ready to serve..

Sending this off to Pari's Event 'Only Chat'

Now before the Chat becomes soggy because of my photography sessions I must devour them all. Make your plate now! Enjoy!

Bread Pulao

 If you are tired of having bread, butter/jam, sandwiches and you have some peices of bread lying around to be eaten, what do you do? I can suggest you something. Turn them into a spicy- tasy pulao :). Try it I bet you will like the change. I do it often and it is a nice way to use up stale breads.

You will need:

Moong Dal Chilla

"Moong Dal Chilla", the very word and thought of it brings fond memories from India. It is a must snack in an Indian marriage chat counter.I looked forward to my meals when my mom prepared these with "Sweet Chilla". Apart from that I can recollect my days in Kolkata when a hang out at Salt Lake City Centre and Swimming Pool (the area was named such) was a must after six days of slogging in the office. I loved to eat these savoury lentil crepes with green chutney and ketchup. But, I found the best one at the stalls outside "Vardaan Market", in Kolkata. The street food of kolkata has its own charm. One can get a variety of street food at these stalls. Icing on the cake was sweet lime soda from the corner shop"Sibuji". A cool drink was always must to beat the heat.

Veggie Burger

What it needs to make a burger? A few buns, few sliced veggies and cutlets. This fast food is quite quick if you have readymade cutlets at home. I was not in a mood to cook a full course meal today and I had some boiled potatoes and a few buns at home. So, I was all set to make these "Veggie Burgers." Some times I do miss the McDonald's veg burger back there in India, as in Dublin Mcdonald's menu doesnot have a 'Veg Burger'. I make these burgers often, mostly when the weather is good and we feel like going for a picnic in our nearby park. But today I made it simply because I was not in a mood to cook. Its very simple. So here is my recipe for "Veggie Burger".