Living in California and getting to taste Mexican cuisine, it struck me how similar some of their spices were to Indian cuisine. Their tortillas are similar to our roti (chapati, phulka). The wheat tortillas are my favorite go-to when I don’t feel like making rotis—which is pretty often!

The taco chips are almost like papads and papdi. It didn’t take me long to start a fusion of the two cuisines. One such creation is papdi chaat made with corn chips. Papdis are little round deep fried discs of flour that are topped with several ingredients. Chaat is a North Indian street food snack, but it is substantial enough to be a meal.

Corn Chip Papdi Chaat

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4
An Indian-Mexican fusion food snack! Corn chips are heaped with delicious toppings of seasoned potatoes, chickpeas, yogurt, and sauce!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups potatoes boiled, peeled, and chopped (The cook time to boil the potatoes is approximately 30 minutes. )
  • 2 cups chickpeas, boiled (45 mins to boil chickpeas (if soaked overnight or boil with salt until cooked). )
  • 2 cups restaurant-style corn chips (yellow or white)
  • 1 cup tamarind chutney
  • 1 cup chunky salsa or salsa verde
  • 2 tbsps roasted cumin powder
  • 2 tbsps chaat masala
  • 1 tbsp chili powder ((optional))
  • 2 tbsps black salt
  • 2 tbsps fresh cilantro (chopped)

Instructions 

  • In four individual bowls, divide the corn chips.
  • Now top the corn chips with boiled potatoes, chickpeas, and sour cream, as desired.
  • Add two tablespoons of tamarind chutney and salsa over the sour cream.
  • Sprinkle with black salt, roasted cumin, chili powder, and chaat masala to your taste. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro. Your chaat is now ready to eat!

Notes

You can use fresh chopped salsa or store-bought salsa and tamarind chutney. If you like the taste of fresh onions and jalapeño chilies, add some fresh chopped onion and jalapeño chilies to the mix.
This papdi is gluten-free.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, Mexican

 

Author

Founded by real estate broker-associate and default chef through necessity Uma Chand, The Indian Foodie is a food and culture website bringing you the best in Indian cuisine! The Indian Foodie is made especially for the novice who would like to master everyday Indian cooking, with recipes of classic Indian dishes as well as anecdotes that will take you from Mumbai, to Delhi, to Europe, to California, and back again.

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