Papdi Chaat
Delhi's favourite chaat: crisp wheat crackers layered with potatoes and chickpeas, smothered in cool sweetened yogurt and chutneys, and finished with sev and pomegranate.
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Ingredients
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Steps
Sweeten the yogurt
Whisk the yogurt with the sugar until smooth and pourable, with no sugar grains left. Cover and chill for at least 15 minutes — cold yogurt against the crisp is the point.
- 300g yogurt
- 1 tbsp sugar
✅ Done when: smooth, pourable and chilled
Layer the plate
Arrange the in a single layer on a platter. Top each one with a little potato and a few chickpeas.
- 24
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 200g chickpeas
✅ Done when: every papdi is topped with potato and chickpeas
Dress and garnish
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Sweeten the yogurt
Whisk the yogurt with the sugar until smooth and pourable, with no sugar grains left. Cover and chill for at least 15 minutes — cold yogurt against the crisp is the point.
- 300g yogurt
- 1 tbsp sugar
✅ Done when: smooth, pourable and chilled
Layer the plate
Arrange the in a single layer on a platter. Top each one with a little potato and a few chickpeas.
- 24
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 200g chickpeas
✅ Done when: every papdi is topped with potato and chickpeas
Dress and garnish
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The Story Behind the Dish
Old Delhi's lanes around Chandni Chowk are famous for chaat shops that have been run by the same families for generations. Papdi chaat is their signature: a plate that balances crunch, creaminess, sweetness, sourness and heat in every bite.
One popular story credits chaat's spread in Delhi to the Mughal era, when spicy, tangy foods were recommended to counter the city's water — a tale often told, though hard to verify.
⭐ Why It's Famous
It's the ultimate party chaat — easy to assemble for a crowd and impossible to stop eating.
💡 Fun Fact
Papdi are made from the same dough as puris but rolled thin, pricked with a fork so they don't puff, and fried flat.
Old Delhi
28.65°N, 77.23°E
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