Kacchi Dabeli

Dabeli is again a hot favorite chaat item of Indians. I never knew we can make it at home. It is very easy to make if you have dabeli masala available. Check out for this masala in any Indian store.

Dabeli potato mixture

Ingredients: Serves: 2

For potato mixture:

Chopped Onion 2 Tbsp (opt)
Chopped Tomato 2 Tbsp (opt)

2-3 medium size potatoes

Dabeli masala
Red Chili powder per taste
Salt per taste

1/4 cup chopped coriander

For Garlic-Coconut Chutney (optional):

6-7 garlic cloves

1 tbsp dried/fresh grated coconut

Salt, red chili powder as per taste

For Green Chutney:

Handful of fresh corriander
1 Tsp Cumin seeds
sale per taste
Lemon Juice per taste
or you can also look at my Vegetable Sandwich post for the recipe of Green Chutney.

For Tamarind Chutney: Click here

Pomegranate seeds (optional)

1 medium onion - chopped

Butter

Sev

2-3 tsp Oil

4 plain Buns

Salt as per taste

Method:

Dabeli potato mixture

Potato mixture:

1. Boil, peel and smash potatoes. Heat oil in a skillet, saute onion, and tomato. Add about 1 - 2 tbsp of kacchi dabeli masala, red chilli powder and salt as per taste. Add smashed potatoes to it. Mix well. And let it cook for 3-5 minutes.

2. Set this mixture in a plate, garnish it with coriander and grated fresh coconut and let it cool.

Masala Peanuts:

Take roasted peanuts. Heat some ghee/butter in a small skillet. Add peanuts to it. Saute them for 3-4 minutes. Then add salt , little dhaniya jeera powder and red chili powder to them as per taste.

Garlic-Coconut chutney:

Grind garlic, coconut, salt and red chili powder together. Add water as required to it. This chutney is as watery as tamarind chutney.

Green Chutney:

Grind all ingredients to form a paste.

To make dabeli take a bun and cut it into 2 halves; top and base. Take the top bun and spread both the chutneys (garlic and green) on its lower side. Spread tamarind chutney on both the buns. Spread potato mixture, chopped onion, few masala peanuts, and few pomegranate seeds on one of the buns. Now place the top part on the lower so as to form the original bun again and spread some butter on outer sides of both the parts. Heat a pan and place dabeli on it. When the base turn little brown, invert the bun and repeat this for upper half. Put some sev on top and serve hot.

I will soon add the complete Dabeli picture.