Paan ki Chaat, Recipe Video in Hindi by Tarla Dalal

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Paan ki Chaat, Recipe Video. Betel leaves, used mostly as a mouth-freshener, also lends itself to make Paan ki Chaat, a traditional North Indian favourite that many people recall fondly as one of the most unforgettable experiences of trips to regions like Benaras.

Recipe Description for Paan ki Chaat

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Makes 10 servings
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Ingredients

For The Batter
1 1/2 cups besan (bengal gram flour)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste

Other Ingredients For Paan ki Chaat
20 fresh calcutta betel leaves (paan)
oil for deep-frying
2 1/2 cups whisked curds (dahi)
10 tbsp sweet chutney
20 tsp green chutney
chilli powder for sprinkling
cumin seeds (jeera) powder for sprinkling
10 tbsp sev
10 tbsp pomegranate (anar)
5 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For the batter

Combine all the ingredients along with approx. 1¼ cups water in a deep bowl and mix well to make a medium thick batter. Keep aside.

How to proceed

To make {span class="bold1"}paan ki chaat{/span}, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, dip each pan leaf at a time into the batter, remove excess batter and deep-fry each on a medium flame till it turns light brown and crisp from both the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Break 2 fried paan leaves into pieces and place them on a serving plate.
Put ¼ cup of whisked curds, 1 tbsp of sweet chutney and 2 tsp of green chutney evenly over it. Finally sprinkle a little chilli powder, cumin seeds powder, 1 tbsp sev, 1 tbsp pomegranate and ½ tbsp finely chopped coriander.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to make 9 more plates.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}paan ki chaat{/span} immediately.

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