Mango Papdi Chaat

Mango Papdi Chaat is a refreshing and delightful Summer snack. It is a flavorful variation of the papdi chaat, a popular North Indian street-food. Here, ripe mango salsa seasoned with lime juice and chaat masala is topped over a crisp dough wafer (papri). I have used homemade Whole wheat baked methi matris instead of the regular refined flour deep-fried papri to make this snack a guilt-free affair. Mango papri chaat is a lip-smacking blend of sweet-sour and spicy flavors that can be served as a delightful Summer party appetizer and the best part is that even kids can make it in a jiffy provided papris are ready at hand. The recipe is very simple to follow, oil-free, and vegan.

What is Chaat?

Chaat refers to a wide range of savory snacks across the Indian subcontinent, essentially a street food that has bold flavors and texture coming from a variety of spice blends, chutneys, and other ingredients added to it. The word chaat is derived from a Hindi verb "chaatna" which means to lick and very true to its name, chaats are finger-licking good. With its origins in Uttar Pradesh, India, Chaat has become immensely popular in the rest of the Indian subcontinent.

The chaat variants are all based on fried dough with various other common ingredients like Dahi (yogurt), chopped onions, coriander, sev (thin dried yellow salty noodles made with chickpea flour) and chaat masala, typically consisting of amchoor ( dried mango powder), cumin, kala namak (Himalayan black rock salt), coriander, dried ginger, salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Most of the chaats will have two flavorful chutneys, Khajur Imli ki Chutney / Dates and Tamarind chutney ( a sweet, tangy spicy dip) and the spicy Coriander chutney. The chaat ingredients are combined and served on a small metal plate or dried leaf bowls.

Various types of Chaats:

• Aloo Chana Chaat :Aloo chana chaat is one of the most mouthwatering street foods of North India. This lip-smacking chaat is made by tossing boiled chickpeas and potatoes with flavorful chutneys, vegetables, and spice powders.
• Kutchi Dabeli: It is spicy snack made by mixing boiled potatoes with a dabeli masala and putting the mixture between pav (burger bun) and served with chutneys made from tamarind, date, garlic, red chilies, and garnished with pomegranate and roasted peanuts.
• Bedmi Poori is a traditional breakfast dish from the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Lentil stuffed dough balls are fried until crisp and typically served with aloo rasedar (a thin potato curry), the delicious and filling combo is known as bedmi aloo and is popular street food in Delhi, Agra, Mathura, and Banaras.
• Dahi Vada : A popular street food dahi vada needs no introduction in India. It is a lip-smacking snack prepared by soaking the deep-fried lentil dumplings (vadas) in thick seasoned yogurt and topped with flavorful chutneys, pomegranate arils, and sev. 
• Urad dal Kachori : Urad dal Kachori is a delicious savory fried snack and popular street food from North India. It has a crispy outer covering made with whole wheat flour and a flavorful crunchy and spicy stuffing made from split skinned black gram (urad dal).
• Dahi Papdi Chaat: Papdi chaat is a popular traditional North Indian street food. A perfect blend of sweet, sour, tangy, and spicy flavors with a creamy crunchy texture! It is traditionally prepared using crisp fried dough wafers known as papri, along with boiled chickpeas, boiled potatoes, yogurt, and tamarind chutney and topped with chaat masala and sev.
• Mumbai Pav Bhaji : Pav Bhaji consist of a spicy mix vegetable curry ( Bhaji in Marathi) served with butter toasted Pav Buns.
• Corn Bhel: Sweet Corn bhel is a lip-smacking snack and popular Indian street food. The recipe is very simple and calls for tossing boiled sauteed sweet corn kernels, boiled potatoes, onion, tomato, and pomegranate with lemon juice, sweet and sour Khajur Imli /Dates and Tamarind Chutney and spicy and flavorful Coriander Chutney.
• Jhal Muri : Jhal Muri, a lip-smacking snack is popular street food from the Indian state of West Bengal. Basically, it is a spicy puffed rice salad made with basic ingredients from your kitchen pantry like peanuts, boiled potatoes, tomatoes, onions, spices, and herbs.

What goes into my Mango Papdi Chaat?

Papdi chaat is a popular North Indian street food where fried dough wafers are topped with tangy spicy chutneys, boiled potatoes, nylon sev, onions, tomatoes, and coriander. Here i have given the chaat a flavorful variation using Summer delight Mangoes. My old readers must be aware that i have almost stopped using refined flour/ maida in my cooking for almost 3-4 years now. Almost all my bakes are using whole wheat flour. Here, also instead of making matri or papdi using refined flour , i have opted whole wheat flour. Further to make it all the more healthy i have baked the papris instead of deep-frying them so that all my family members could enjoy it in a guilt-free manner. Click here for the recipe of whole wheat baked matri flavored with methi (fenugreek). Use ripe sweet juicy mangoes of any variety in this recipe which are firm and not mushy. Next, we need is finely chopped onions and tomatoes. I have deseeded the tomatoes. I have also used chopped green chilies for the spicy kick. You may skip it if serving to kids or replace it with red chili powder or black pepper if you wish. Fresh coriander imparts a lovely refreshing taste to the chaat. You may use mint instead. Chaat masala, salt and lemon juice are used to season the chaat. I have used nylon sev to garnish the chaat. You may skip it to make this chaat a completely oil-free snack.

Related Event:

'It's chaat time' is the theme for the 247th week on Foodie Monday Blog Hop. We Indians are die-hard fans of chaat and owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown for the last 2 months, it is not practically possible to enjoy the various street-foods. Hence, Swaty very thoughtfully suggested this theme so that we could come up with lip-smacking chaat recipes that can easily be made at home and enjoyed even during the lockdown period. Since, it is Summer time i wanted to make something using mangoes and hence made this delightful mango papdi chaat as my contribution towards the theme. Meanwhile, do check out Swaty's space for some delicious food recipes both from Indian and International Cuisine. I have already bookmarked her Aloo Chane Taco Chaat and the Cheesy Paneer Tikka Parcels to try out soon.

                                          

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: Nil
Serves: 5

Ingredients:

• 25 Papri/ Baked methi matris
• 1 cup ripe mango chunks
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 2 green chilies finely chopped
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup nylon sev (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chaat masala
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. We will first make the mango salsa/salad, for that take mango chunks in a large mixing bowl. Add finely chopped onion, tomato, green chilies, and coriander to it. 

2. Season the salad with salt, chaat masala, and lemon juice. Do a taste test and add more seasonings if required.

3. Now, take serving plates for assembling the mango papdi chaat. Arrange the baked papris on them.

4. Next, top each papdi with the prepared mango salad and garnish it with nylon sev. Sprinkle little chaat masala and serve the utterly delicious mango papdi chaat and enjoy with your loved ones!

Recipe Notes:

• You may skip adding chopped green chilies and use red chili powder instead in the mango salad. 
• Assemble the papdi chaat just before serving as it may become soggy if kept for a long time.
• Papris can be made ahead of time and stored for about 15 days at room temperature in an air-tight container.

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