Thursday 15 January 2009

Dahi-Sev Poori with Homemade Pooris

Do you have a favorite among the famous "Chaats or Street foods" of India?? I do....and here it is: Dahi-Sev poori.

Imagine each poori with its delectable fillings just bursting with that tangy, sweet,and spicy flavor when you pop it in your mouth.....reminds of you of home, doesn't it?

I made the pooris at home, and they turned out fantastic. Here is the recipe for the pooris from here whenever you feel like having something savory during this cold season! Check out Older and Wiser's channel
for more great ideas!

Poori Recipe:
1 cup - Sooji ( Semolina)
1 cup- All purpose flour (maida)
1/2 cup- Chapati flour-whole wheat flour
1 tsp- Eno or Baking Soda (my addition)
Salt - to taste (optional)
Water - as needed

Oil - to deep fry

Mix all of the above ingredients to make a medium pliable dough. Let it sit for at least half an hour, make sure to keep it covered.

When ready to make pooris, roll into rounds (see picture) and deep fry on medium-high heat. Work quickly, and make sure they all puff up by pushing each poori down with a slotted spoon. Fry them till they are a golden brown color. Drain on paper towels and store in an air-tight container.

To make Dahi-Poori, you will need:

Sev-fried chickpea noodles, Chopped Onions, Chopped cilantro, diced boiled potatoes, cooked chickpeas(red or white), chaat masala, whipped yogurt, Cilantro chutney, Tamarind Chutney, Hot garlic chutney, pomegranate seeds (if available).

To assemble: Mix Chaat Masala with the boiled potatoes and chickpeas. Make a dent in each puri and fill with this mixture. Fill up a plate of say-six-seven for each person. Drizzle some cilantro chutney, tamarind chutney, whipped yogurt and add each of the toppings to your taste. Serve right away!

You can also make paani pooris with the same ingredients, all you will need is the tangy Paani. I found a really nice recipe here.

To make it a little healthy, you can also use Moong sprouts as a filling.....in any case, hope you will try this and relish each and every bite!

I also think this qualifies to go to JFI-Chickpea, don't you think so?? I am going to send it to our host for this month, "Sometime Foodie".


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28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very Interesting. I will mark this recipe for home made pooris!

Anonymous said...

great looking recipe. what is chapati flour?

Anonymous said...

How delicious! all street foods have my tongue lolling out! & u made all those puri s at home!

Vanamala Hebbar said...

wow lovely...everytime i used to make puris somehow i cudnt get puff will try to your method

Unknown said...

Puris have puffed up very well, looks great with pomogranate on it..

anudivya said...

That looks insanely rustic and beautiful! Anyone would love to have one of those!

musical said...

Akele akele, Trupti! Not fair, where is my share?? Totally scrumptious and lip-smacking (and well puffed puris).

Creativecook said...

absolutely taste tinglingly lovely!

Anonymous said...

oooooooh love dahi sev puri, never made those kinds at home though and don't think will be able to in the near future

Happy New Year dear Trupti, have agreat year ahead

sandeepa

Madhavi said...

Oh mouth-drooling entry, yummmmm!!!

A_and_N said...

I love chaat and you made my day!! :D

veggie belly said...

I LOVE this kind of food. I'm obsessed with bhel puri and chaat! This looks mouthwatering!

ms said...

Hi trupti,
I really love dahi sev puris! I even like sev on my Batak Poha. Nice entry for JFI Chickpea, comes under the farsan category :)
best,
ms

Anonymous said...

I am a big fan of Gujarati food. Your recipes are really good. I have tried most of them and it had turned out really good. Please keep adding more recipes. Have a good day and keeping smiling (-:

Neha said...

yuuuuuuumm...
Urs picture itself is making me drool...

Neha said...

Hey thanx for linking it to my post.., Thanx a lot..

Priyanka said...

Oh Trupti, thanks a ton for posting the recipe. My mom usually makes the puris at home (sans the eno powder) but i have never gotten around to it. Now that i have recipe right here, i will definitely give it a try.

Anonymous said...

Wow, this looks amazing. I am so inspired...

Nithya Praveen said...

An interesting one Trupti.I love street food....n the chats are mindblowing.The picture looks very tempting.I admire ur patience of making this from scratch....lovely!

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow this my all time favourite snack... makes me drooooooooooool.

TBC said...

I like any kind of street food. My fav would be ragda pattice and paani pooris. Yum! :D

Shreya said...

love the chat! Have to try this at home..always had it outside..awesome that you made the pooris at home too:-)

Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawat said...

So THAT's how u make those poori things! now I know- I need to save that recipe for sure- I must try that one day.

Vani said...

That looks beautifully delicious, T! Love the addition of the pomegranate seeds in the chaat.

Dhaval said...

Looks Great. would have to try it. Btw tried your recipe for the Khaman and Gota was absolutely delicious. I am still looking fot the recipe to make the Navtad(Ahmedanad) style mini samosas and chutney. Great site

Cynthia said...

Yayyyy! One of my favourite blogger is back in action!

Happy New Year to you and the family! Hope all is well at your end.

Anonymous said...

Chaats are a surefire way tingle the palate. And when they are 100% homemade like you have prepared them, they have an added charm!

Purva Desai said...

wow! puris at home......this sounds gr8......dahi sev poori my mouth is watering....
I am currently in India, enjoying every bit of my long stay here....but ve started blogging too..

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