Instant recipe for Khatta Meetha Chutney

Khatta meetha chutney is a mandatory ingredient that adds flavor to the snack items. Khatta meetha chutney is used in popular recipes like Dahi Vada, Pani Puri, Bhel puri, Ragada chaat, Samosa, Chilli bajji, etc. We do not get this chutney ready to use in shops, therefore this recipe is critical to make tasty snacks.

Children love to eat snacks from the stalls placed by vendors and considering the risk to health, I prefer to prepare snacks at home and serve to my kids. I’m free of stress with the thought of them getting sick.

Ingredients for Khatta Meetha Chutney

• Tamarind: 2 balls ( lemon sized)
• Jaggery / Gur / Sharkkara: 3 tbspn (grated)
• Jeera: ¼ tspn
• Chilli powder: ½ tsp
• Cooking oil: 2 tbspn
• Salt:1/4 tsp
• Water :1/3 cup (to soak tamarind and make pulp)

Procedure for preparing Khatta Meetha Chutney

Method:

• Soak tamarind in water for an hour. Extract thick pulp and filter the same to remove shreds.
• Grate jaggery and keep aside.
• In a shallow pan heat oil and add jeera. When it splutters, lower flame and add  chilli powder.
• To this base add tamarind pulp, grated jaggery, salt and mix well.
• Close the pan with a lid and allow this mixture to boil on a low flame for 10 to 15 mins until it thickens.
• The khatta meetha chutney is ready and can be used for your snack preparations.

The chutney can be refrigerated for about 3 months for further use. Store in an air tight container.

Similarly you can try the dates chutney that can used for dosa, chapathis, enjoyed by children for its sweet and sour taste.

Making snacks like pani puri, dahi vada call for preparation of several items that are mainly basic ingredients for the snacks You can save time by preparing the chutney in advance and go ahead planning the others just in time.

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PANI PURI

Pani Puri is a popular snack ofNorth India .Also known as “ Gol Goppa ”. This is made and sold in Chaat bandi’s all acrossIndia, near the shopping complexes, streets.
Ingredients:

1 cup Rava (Bombay variety)
1 tbsp Maida (All purpose flour)
1/4 tbsp Baking Soda (cooking soda)
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
2 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Kala namak
2 tbsp Tamarind pulp
200 gm Sprouts (boiled)
150 gms Potatoes (boiled)
1/2 cup Coriander leaves
1 Cup mint leaves
1 green chilly
1 Onion (medium size ) chopped into fine pieces
Oil for frying

Procedure of Pani Puri :

• Mix Rava, Maida, Soda and salt to make dough.
• Keep it covered by a wet cloth for sometime.
• Make circle like rolls from the dough and place them in a damp cloth.
• Heat oil and fry dough circles till it turns golden brown.
• Puri is ready.
• Grind mint leaves, green chilly and coriander leaves to make a paste.
• Mix red chilli powder, cumin powder, kala namak, tamarind pulp and salt well.
• Add mint coriander paste to the mixture.
• Add 4 cups water to this mixture.( Suggested to add 1 tsp of pani puri masala available in packs)
• Separately mash the potatoes and add sprouts, red chilli powder, tomato ketchup and salt.
• Mix it well.
• Make a hole in puri and stuff the potato mixture into it.
• Dip stuffed Golgappe in prepared masala water and serve on a plate
• This is instantly dipped and taken directly to the mouth as the masala water keeps dripping from the golgappe