Samosa Chaat- Healthy Way

Growing up in Mumbai, I have fond memories of chaats. During my college days while going back home I always enjoyed having bhel puri, sev puri or ragda patties with my friends. Samosa chaat is a yummy fast food from India. But it is loaded with calories since the samosa is a stuffed pastry which is deep fried. I just skipped the frying and used our regular whole wheat rotis to create the cover for potato stuffing.

To assemble the chaat we need:

• 4-5 large whole wheat rotis
• Potato stuffing
• Chhole curry
• Yogurt
• Green cilantro chutney
• Tamarind -date chutney
• Thin sev

To make Rotis-

Ingredients:

• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups warm water (approximate)
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

• Add salt to the whole wheat flour. Add water one cup at a time and mix well.
• Add more water if you think the mixture is too dry, 1/4 cup at a time. Likewise if you think the mixture is too gooey you can add whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup at a time.
• Add olive oil and knead into a soft pliable dough.
• Keep aside for 15 minutes, well covered.
• Make large tennis ball sized balls from the dough.
• Roll them flat with a rolling pin about 1/8 inch thick on a smooth surface and cook well on both sides on a pan.

To make the Potato Stuffing-

Ingredients:

• 4-5 potatoes cooked and mashed roughly
• 1 cup green peas cooked
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp amchur powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• salt to taste

Directions:

• In a pan heat olive oil. Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds. When they start changing color add mashed potatoes and green peas. Mix well.
• Add chili powder, amchur, garam masala and salt. Mix everything together.
• You can adjust the spices as per your taste.
• The potato filling is ready.

To make the Chole curry-

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chickpeas/ garbanzo beans (soaked 5-6 hours and cooked)
• 2 large onions
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsp garam masala
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tbsp cooking oil

Directions:

• Make a paste of 1-1/2 onions and tomatoes in a food processor.
• Chop the remaining half onion.
• Take oil in a pot and when it heats up add the chopped onion, asafoetida and ginger-garlic paste. Saute well.
• Add the onion and tomato paste and let it simmer let the raw smell goes off.
• Add chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala. Mix well.
• Add chickpeas/ garbanzo beans and salt. Simmer till the gravy thickens and gives out a nice aroma of spices.

Assembling Chaat-

• Preheat oven to 400 degree F.
• Put the potato stuffing in each roti and roll it.
• Place the filled rotis, in a greased rectangular baking pan, with its open side down.

• Spray cooking oil on top of the rotis and bake it for 15-20 minutes. The rotis should not be burnt but browned with crisp tops.

• Take each roll on a plate. Top it with chhole curry, yogurt, green chutney and tamarind-date chutney.

• Finally top off with sev and you can enjoy samosa chaat in a healthy way.