Palak Patta Chaat: A Delhi Teatime Speciality

By Vidushi Singh

A fantastic snack to be offered with tea.  Spinach leaves are battered, deep-fried, and then topped with chutneys, masalas, and smooth, whipped yoghurt.

Ingredients

10 Spinach Leaves ¼ cup Gram flour Salt ¼ cup Green Chutney (Coriander & Mint) ¼ cup Sweet Chutney (Date & Tamarind) ¼ cup Lahsun Ki Chutney (Red Garlic Chutney) Sev , to garnish 1 Onion , chopped 1 Potato, boiled and mashed Carrot, grated Red Chilli powder Cumin powder Chaat Masala Powder Curd

Step 1

In a bowl add gram flour, salt and water to make a dropping consistency batter.

Step 2

Heat oil on medium flame, dip and coat each spinach/palak leaf in the gram flour batter and deep fry until golden brown.

Step 3

In a mixing bowl, combine grated carrots, mashed potatoes and chopped onions with some chaat masala and place a spoon on each palak leaf.

Step 4

Next, spoon a teaspoon of each dhaniya-pudina chutney,  date and tamarind Chutney and  lahsun ki chutney on each of the palak pattas.

Step 5

Top this with a teaspoon of curd and sprinkle some red chilli powder, Cumin powder and chaat masala.

Step 7

Garnish with Sev and serve.