Dahi Puri

This is one of my favourite Indian snacks. Puffed dough balls, filled with sweet tamarind chutney, loaded with yogurt, chickpeas, potatoes and spices. Hmmmm.

Recipe, serves 1, or 2 as a starter;

THE GREEN CHUTNEY
1 clove garlic
1 green chilli (optional)
1cm^3 chunk ginger
2 tbsp toasted coconut flakes
15g coriander
5g mint
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp cumin (ground or the seeds toasted)
1 tbsp pistachios
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp syrup

THE TAMARIND CHUTNEY
1 heaped tsp tamarind
5 dates
50g jaggery (can sub for cane sugar)
150ml water
Sprinkle of each: chilli powder, cumin, ground coriander, fennel seeds, ground ginger

THE REST
4 small potatoes, boiled
1/2 onion, finely diced.
300g chickpeas, drained
4 tbsp yogurt, mixed with water and 1 tbsp syrup
Sev
Finely chopped coriander
Hot sauce
Puri balls - as many as you’d like (this would fill 15-20)

Method

1. Add all the ingredients for the tamarind chutney to a small-medium pan on medium heat, and simmer until the sugars have melted.

2. Simmer on medium-low for 5-10 mins, until simmering and thickened.

3. Leave to cool and add to a blender. Blend until smooth.

4. Pour the chutney into a bowl and set aside.

5. Boil your potatoes whole, in salted water, then sweet aside to cool slightly, then chop them into cubes of about 1cm^3.

6. Whilst your potatoes are boiling, add all the ingredients for the green chutney to a blender and blend until drizzly - you may need to add a bit more water.

7. Drain a tin of chickpeas/ a jar, and prep the other ingredients - make sure your potatoes are cubed, dice the onion, mix the yogurt with water and 1 tbsp syrup, finely chop your coriander.

8. When ready to serve, puncture the tops of the puri with the bottom of a spoon or knife, to get a whole of about 2-2.5cm in diameter.

9. Add a couple of cubes of potato, a few chickpeas, the tamarind chutney, the green salsa, top with the yogurt and hot sauce, sev and finish with coriander and pomegranate seeds if you have them.

Notes + Variations:

You can prep all these ingredients in advance to make these up superrrr quickly when you want them.