Samosa Chat

Ingredients :

Dry yellow or green peas – 1 cup

Potatoes – 2 (medium size)

Big samosas – 5 or 6

Tamarind dates chutney - 3 tbsp

Green chutney – 1 tbsp (optional)

Sugar – 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Thin sev – 1/2 cup

Chopped onion – 1 cup

Shredded carrot – 1 cup

Chopped cilantro for garnishing

Lemon – 1

Roast and Grind :

Cinnamon stick – 2″ piece

Cloves – 4

Coriander seeds – 3/4 tsp

cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Whole black pepper – 1/4 tsp

Dalia (split roasted chick pea or pottukadalai) – 2 tbsp

Long dried red chilies – 3

Marathi moggu – 1 (optional)

Mint leaves – 1 string

Coriander leaves – 1/3 cup (a small bunch)

Green chilies – 2

Ginger piece – 1″

Shredded coconut – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Soak peas overnight and pressure cook until it becomes tender and slightly over cooked.

2. Dry roast cloves, cinnamon, dried chilies, black pepper, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and marathi moggu until the chilies turn dark. Let it cool and grind it along with the other ingredients under “roast and grind”.

3. Heat 2 cups of water and add the ground paste. Let it come to a boil and simmer the heat and let it cook until the raw smell goes off (around 10 minutes). Boil potatoes in between.

4. Add tamarind dates chutney, green chutney, salt and sugar and let it cook for 2 minutes. Add boiled, mashed potatoes followed by the cooked peas.

*  Allow it cook until it thickens.