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Dahi vada chaat is a popular North Indian snack cum chaat resembles the South Indian Thayir vada with some variations. South Indian version has a tempering and garnish with kaara boondhi whereas this one is with the chutneys such as tamarind and coriander.Garnishing can be done with fine sev and pomegranate seeds.Here goes the recipe..............................................                                                                                                                            Dahi Vada Chaat/Dahi Bhalla Chaat                      ...

For the day 2 under the themes chaat I chose a simple yet healthy bhel made with mung beans.This can be made with mung sprouts also.Here I used the soaked one and steamed for 5 minutes to get a nice taste.You can even add some papdis and peanuts to give a nice crunch.This can be served with papdis or salty crackers like papdi chaat also.Off to the recipe.....................                                                                                                                         ...

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and this is going to be thevery first post for the brand new year. We are starting with another session of Blogging Marathon and this edition is 48th and we are heading towards our 50th edition. For this session I chose one of my favorite Chaat recipes and today's one is Dabeli aka Kutch Dabeli. This dabeli I make it couple of times before but used the extra leftover regular bread slice.But here I used the store bought burger buns. This dabeli and garnishing can be made in different ways and few versions are there.Today's version, I learned from one of my friend.The use of pomegranate and sev,peanuts give a nice tangy and crunchiness.Once the stuffing and chutneys are ready the assembling is easy and can be made in no time.The list of ingredients may be more but its very easy to make and assemble.Lets move on to the reciep....................................................          ...

For this edition of blogging marathon I  chose the evening snacks and I will be showcasing the evening snacks for next few days. For day 1,its a simple and healthy snack cum chaat can be made in no time.Here I used black chickpeas,if you want you can use the white one,lets move on to the recipe.............. Basic Information Soaking time 6-8 hours Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 10 minutes(to cook chickpeas) Serves 2 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Black chickpeas/kondakadalai 1 cup(soaked) Roasted peanuts/verkadalai 1-2 tbs Onion(finely chopped) 1(small size) Tomato(finely chopped) 2 tbs Green chilly/pachamilagi 1-2 (chopped) Grated Carrot 1-2 tbs Raw mango/mangai(chopped) 1-2 tbs Chaat masala powder 1/4 tsp Roasted Cumin powder 1/4 tsp Coriander leaves(chopped) 2 tsp Lemon juice 1-2 tsp Salt 1/2-3/4 tsp Method Cook the soaked chickpeas in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles along with 1/2 tsp of salt, in a medium flam...

Coming to second day of Blogging Marathon under combo theme I made Tikki Chole a popular street food/chaat.Though the process is bit lengthy its worth it for the delicious taste,lets move on to the recipe.................... Basic Information Preparation time 30 minutes Cooking Time 1 hour Serves 4 Ingredients For the Chole Ingredient Quantity Chickpeas/vella kondakadalai/channa 11/4 cups(soaked) Onion(finely chopped) 1(medium size) Tomato 2 (large size) Green chilly/pachamilagai 2(finely chopped) Ginger/inji 2 tsp(grated) Red chilly powder/milagai podi 11/4tsp Coriander powder/dhaniya podi 1tsp Garam masala powder 1/2tsp Dry mango powder/aamchur powder 1/2tsp Coriander leaves/kothamalli 1tbs(chopped) Cumin seeds/jeeragam 1/2tsp Oil 2tbs For the Tikki Ingredient Quantity Potato(boiled) 3 (medium size) Corn flour 1tbs Red chilly powder 1/4tsp Garam masala powder 1/4tsp Coriander leaves/kothamalli 1tbs(chopped) Salt 1tsp Oil 3 tsp...