Dahi Sev Puri

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Dahi Sev Puri Recipe

Kusum Joshi
Dahi Sev Puri is a summer season food, an appetizer, Indian street food that no one can resist! Soft boil potatoes, sweet curd, tangy chutneys, crispy sev, nutty boiled chana, and fresh flavors of raw onion, tomatoes, and coriander gives the dish a delectable taste.
Yes! When it comes to Indian snacks, it definitely hits the top of the charts. Filled with boiled potatoes, chutneys (Indian homemade sauces), chilled and beaten yogurt/curd, and topped with nylon sev (fried thin gram flour vermicelli), pomegranate, boiled chana, and coriander. It is a tangy, spicy, sweet, and crispy chaat with flavors and textures bursting in the mouth.
Although it needs a lot of preparation and it quickly disappears in parties if kept as appetizers. One can prepare the chutneys a day before. Puri’s can be bought ready-made or made at home. Puri’s have a long shelf life and can be kept for 8-10 days.
5 from 14 votes
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizers, Chaat, Indian street food, snacks.
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 1
Calories 383 kcal

Ingredients
  

INGREDIENTS:

    For puris:

    • 1 cup sooji
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
    • 2 tsp oil
    • ¼ cup water
    • Pinch of baking soda
    • Oil for frying

    For green chutney:

    • ½ Cup Mint leaves
    • ½ cup coriander leaves
    • 2 small cloves of garlic
    • 1 inch of ginger
    • 1 tsp. sugar optional
    • ½ lemon juice
    • 1 green chili

    For tamarind chutney:

    • ¼ cup seedless tamarind
    • 1 cup water
    • ½ tsp. cumin seeds
    • ½ tsp. Dry ginger powder
    • ¼ cup sugar or jaggery
    • Rock salt as required

    For mashed potatoes:

    • 1 large boiled potato
    • 1 tsp. Chaat masala
    • ½ tsp. Red chili powder
    • 1 tbsp. Boiled chana optional

    FOR GARNISHING:

    • 1 cup whipped curd/ yogurt
    • 1 small chopped onion
    • 1 to mato chopped
    • 1 tbsp. Salted boondi crispy Indian Snack (Optional)
    • 1 tbsp. Pomegranate seeds
    • Few coriander leaves
    • Chaat masala for sprinkling
    • 1 tbsp. Nylon sev or bhujia

    Instructions
     

    • Break the puri from the top. You can hold the puri in your hand and break it with your thumb.
    • Fill the puris with a mashed potatoes mixture.
    • Pour the yogurt inside each puri.
    • Fill it with both the chutneys.
    • Garnish it with chopped onion, tomatoes, boondi, and coriander leaves
    • Sprinkle some chaat masala.
    • Your mouth-watering Dahi sev puri is ready! Eat it before it turns soggy.

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    Nutrition

    Sodium: 1390mgCalcium: 237mgVitamin C: 60mgVitamin A: 2739IUSugar: 19gFiber: 11gPotassium: 1132mgCalories: 383kcalTrans Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 10gProtein: 10gCarbohydrates: 68gIron: 9mg
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    STORAGE

    You can store the puris for 10-15 days in an airtight container and can use it to make pani puris also.

    We can prepare chutneys in advance, store them in refrigerators, and can use them in other dishes.

    TIPS & LEFTOVERS:

    Yogurt should be fresh and chilled and be of the right consistency (neither too thick nor too runny)

    The leftover yogurt can be used for sweet lassi or Dahi vada.

    Mashed potatoes can be refrigerated and used the next day for sandwiches, pani puris, parathas, or bread rolls.

    SUBSTITUTES

    To make this chaat a bit healthier, you could also add boiled moong sprouts and boiled chana (white chickpeas) with the potatoes.

    You can replace all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour.

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    FAQs

    What are the differences between Pani Puri, Dahi Puri, and Sev Puri?

    Puri for all the three recipes are the same. Only the different stuffing changes the whole dish. 

    Pani Puri is stuffed with mashed potatoes, a little bit of chili, some boiled channa, and finally, it is dipped and poured with Indian spiced water.

    Dahi puri is stuffed with finely chopped boiled potatoes, Sweetened curd or yogurt, Coriander-mint chutney, tamarind-dates chutney. Garnished with nylon sev and chopped onions.

    Sev Puri is a dry recipe as compared to Dahi Puri and Pani Puri. It is stuffed with finely chopped boiled potatoes and onions. Coriander-mint chutney, tamarind-dates chutney, chaat masala, some roasted peanuts, some pomegranate seeds, and nylon sev.

    What is Puri?

    Puri for Dahi Puri or Pani Puri are small deep-fried balls of whole wheat flour or semolina. A perfect puri is bite-size. Bite-size means it fits in the mouth and one can easily chew it with all the stuffings bursting lots of flavors in the mouth. It is hollow and one can fill it with any choice of stuffings. Usually, the stuffings are mashed boiled potatoes, boiled channa, chaat masala, salt as per taste, some lemon juice, Dahi (Curd) along with chutneys, or spiced water.

    Which street food can you easily make at home to satiate your craving?

    Bhel Puri is the easiest of all the street foods. It doesn’t require any expertise to prepare. If you have puffed rice at home, just boil some potatoes. Add some salt, lemon juice, roasted peanuts, chopped onion, tomatoes, and coriander leaves. If you have pre-prepared chutneys then add them also. Give it a toss and garnish it with some nylon sev. It is also low in calories. It’s quite a healthy option to satiate your cravings.