Sev Puri | Indian Street Food| Video

Sev puri – Enjoy the authentic taste of Indian street food at home with this flavorful sev puri recipe. This street food favorite is wickedly delicious, and is ideal as a snack or light meal. To be exact, it’s a feast for your taste buds.

Every cuisine has its own iconic street foods, and without a doubt, it’s one of the best ways to explore the essence of different food culture.  Obviously, you can’t deny the delicious intimacy that you develop towards street foods overtime. Whenever I enjoy street food, I feel so comforting and at home. Well, that’s the magic of street food beckoning your attention.

Like bhel puri, this sev puri is also one of the popular chaat recipes from Mumbai, the street food capital of India. Distinctive and defined with robust flavors. It’s all about crispy crackers or papdis topped with seasonal ingredients and plenty of sev or chickpea noodles. 

I literally love the two main elements that make this chaat super awesome. Papdis or crackers, and sev or chickpea noodles. Do you remember the baked papdis I made a few weeks ago? Well, I baked another batch of papdis the other day, and started thinking about the best way to enjoy them which in turn led me to this recipe. 

As a huge fan of sev, store bought packets makes a regular appearance in my shopping basket. The traditional thin nylon sev makes the perfect topping for this chaat recipe.

Now the enticing list of toppings for the papdis. The basic idea is to use seasonal ingredients, and customize with your favorite toppings. Mashed potatoes, onions, tomatoes, raw mangoes, pomegranate arils and coriander (cilantro) leaves are just a few ideas to make your delicious plate of sev puri irresistible. Don’t forget a generous sprinkling of ground cumin and chaat masala.

Now, the chutneys that make this chaat quite awesome.Sweet date chutney , green chutney and red chutney. While the date chutney imparts a touch of sweetness to the chaat, the red chutney adds a spicy wow factor. The perfect balance of sweet and spicy flavors is what makes this sev puri super awesome. Again, red chutney is totally optional in this recipe. 

In fact, there’s so much to love about this sev puri. Oh, my taste buds are humming right now. 

Yield: 4

Sev Puri | Indian Street Food| Video

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Indian street food featuring crispy papdis, sev, and flavorful chutneys. Simple yet filling chaat that the whole family will love. Dig in!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

Sev puri:

• 20 papdis or crackers (recipe link just below this recipe)
• 2 boiled potatoes, mashed
• 1/2 cup tamarind date chutney (recipe link below this recipe)
• 1/2 cup green chutney (recipe below)
• 1/4 cup red chutney (optional) (recipe below)
• 2 tbsp chat masala
• 2 tbsp ground cumin (cumin powder)
• 2 cups sev or crispy chickpea noodles
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
• 1 cup pomegranate arils, to garnish
• 1 tomato, chopped, to garnish
• Coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish

Green chutney:

• 1 cup coriander (cilantro) leaves
• 1 green chili, chopped
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin (cumin powder)
• 1/2 tsp chat masala
• 1/2 tsp chopped fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• Water

Red chili chutney:

• 8 red chilies, seeds removed
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin (cumin powder)
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. To make green chutney, place all the ingredients in a food processor, and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
2. To make red chili chutney, soak the red chilies in water for 30 minutes. Place chilies, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, cumin in a food processor. Season to taste. Grind into a smooth paste.
3. To make sev puri, arrange 5-6 papdis in a single layer in a small plate. Set aside.
4. Season the mashed potatoes with salt, and stir in 2 tbsp coriander (cilantro) leaves. Place a tbsp of potatoes on each papdi. Top with 1 tsp date chutney, 1 tsp red chutney (if you are using), and 1 tsp red green chutney. Sprinkle with chaat masala and ground cumin.
5. Top with onions and 1/2 cup sev or chickpea noodles. Garnish with pomegranate arils. You can also add more chopped onions, tomatoes and coriander (cilantro) leaves.
6. Serve immediately.

Notes

- Sev puri is all about sev, so add as much as you like
- This is one of the popular street foods from Mumbai, and is very similar to papdi chat
- You should use thin nylon sev in this recipe
- Add raw mangoes when they're in season

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 729Total Fat 34gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 24gCholesterol 25mgSodium 300mgCarbohydrates 110gFiber 15gSugar 28gProtein 28g

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