Dahi Puri Chaat is a mouth-watering street food recipe that is popular all over India. It is a delicious chaat recipe made using puris stuffed with spiced potatoes and mildly sweetened dahi – plain yogurt, sweet tamarind chutney, spicy green chutney and other spice powders. Chaat is one of those things that is quite simple once you have all the ingredients prepared ahead. It can be served as a snack or appetizer and is one of the best recipes to be prepared ahead, but made just before serving.
Key Ingredients
Puri is the main ingredient for this homemade dahi puri. I use homemade puris but store-bought ready-to-use would also work just fine. Dahi, plain yougurt/homemade curd is one of the main ingredients and it is mildly sweetened and kept chilled until the chaat is ready to be served. We will be using Sweet Tamarind Chutney and Spicy Green Chutney, both essential chaat chutney recipes that can turn any chaat recipe quite flavorful. Puris are stuffed with a mildly spiced Boiled Potatoes, Finely Chopped Onions, Cilantro. Roasted Cumin Powder, Chaat Masala Powder and Black Salt are sprinkled on top of the prepared chat. Dahi Sev Batata Puri is sprinkled generously with Sev. For full list of ingredients and exact measurements, check the recipe below.
Tips & Important Notes for Making Dahi Puri Chaat
Dahi Puri Chaat recipe is a simple and easy recipe that is beginner-friendly despite having a long list of ingredients. It is very easy to make this semi-homemade with store bought ingredients and if you are up for some exciting kitchen trials, you could make everything from scratch at home too! Prepare sweet tamarind chutney and green chutney ahead of time to save time and we are ready to make the chaat anytime. Dahi for dahi puri should be fresh, thick and not-sour. Using cold and chilled yogurt to dahi puri makes it really delicious. Make the chaat only when it is ready to be served, else the puris will go soggy.
Substitutions & Variations
Apart from stuffing the puris with mildly spiced boiled potatoes, boiled black chana can also be used. Add some pomegranate arils to the puris after filling them with yogurt/dahi, for some burst of sweet flavors. Adjust the amount of sweet and spicy chutneys depending on taste & spice preferences.
Serving Suggestions
Dahi Puri Chaat should be served immediately after being made and it can be served as a snack or an appetizer. Puris stay crisp when made but if left, they go soggy. All the ingredients including puris and potato filling can be prepared ahead, refrigerated and can be quickly made into chaat just before serving.
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Dahi Puri Recipe with Step by Step Pictures
Peel off the skin and mash 2 medium sized boiled potatoes. Add 1 small onion finely chopped and 2 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped. Also add ¼ teaspoon chaat masala powder, ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon black salt and salt as needed (if necessary). Mix well and set it in a bowl. Whisk ½ cup thick fresh curd and add 1 teaspoon sugar. Whisk again until the sugar has dissolved and keep it chilled until the dahi puri chaat is ready to be made. To make Dahi puri, place 6-7 puris on a serving plate and set all the required ingredients – whisked curd, ¼ cup sweet tamarind chutney, ¼ cup spicy green chutney, prepared potato filling, red chilli powder as needed, chaat masala powder as needed, roasted cumin powder as needed, ¼ cup nylon sev, 1-2 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro. Break the puris at the center and place 1 tablespoon of potato filling inside each puri. Now add about 1 teaspoon of spicy green chutney into each puri. Next add about 1 teaspoon sweet tamarind chutney into each puri. Pour 1-2 tablespoon of mildly sweetened dahi into each puri. Sprinkle the puris with red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder and chaat masala powder as needed. Generously sprinkle the puris with nylon sev and finely chopped cilantro. Serve immediately as a snack or an appetizer.
Recipe Notes
Check out homemade puri for dahi puri recipe.Check out recipes for Sweet Tamarind Chutney and Spicy Green Chutney.
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