If you live in Los Angeles and haven’t been to Surti Farsan Mart in Artesia, you must go! Surti Farsan specializes in chaat, which is Indian street or snack food. One of my favorite dishes there is the radga petish, … Continue reading
Ever since I made channa masala chaat a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been thinking about making the masala puri that my husband, Tejas had mentioned. I finally got around to it last night. Masala puri is a common street … Continue reading
I am so excited. I found a new chaat that I love, channa masala chaat! I woke up wanting all the chaat topping but on something hot. But not on samosas because I wasn’t feeling potatoes and I wasn’t really … Continue reading
Pani Puri is the oddest little snack. Puffed puris that you fill with potato, chick peas, sweet chutney and spicy mint water (pani means water). You put whole thing into your mouth where it all bursts. It is a delight … Continue reading
I absolutely LOVE pav bhaji. I wan’t interested in trying it originally, I was like what? Indian food that you eat with bread bread? Not the bread I associate with Indian food, naan, roti, chipati, etc., but regular ole rolls. … Continue reading
I just ate this leftovers from last night and I really do think there is nothing better than the combination of chutneys, yogurt, onions, cilantro and spices over something warm and crunchy. Just crunchy is good, but when it is … Continue reading
Updated September 3, 2012: Made this today for an afternoon snack and added cucumber and green chilis as recommended by my sister in law. I also finally got to take a picture to post! I was hungry this afternoon and … Continue reading
Here is one version of tomato chaat that uses bhel puri mix. Plum or small tomatoes sliced into discs Bhel puri mix (store bought bag) Sweet chutney/tamarind & data chutney (I like Deep Home Style brand) Onions diced Cilantro chopped … Continue reading
When I first tried an Indian snack food called dahi puri, it was like I had stepped into heaven. Each bite was a burst of flavors and textures–savory, sweet, spicy, fresh and crunchy, all at the same time. Dahi puri … Continue reading
So last weekend I was searching for recipes for this Maharashtra dish called misal pav. It all started a couple of months ago when I was looking for a recipe for goda masala hoping to try out a new kind … Continue reading