Sev Puri (Mumbai Papdi Chaat with Sev)
سیو پوری (ممبئی کی سیو والی پاپڑی چاٹ)
Sev puri is a plate of small, flat, crisp puris, each one loaded with diced potato, onion and raw mango, drizzled with three chutneys and buried under a snowfall of . Each piece is meant to be eaten in one bite, so you get crunch, sweetness, tang and heat all at once. It's quick to assemble, looks beautiful on a platter and is perfect for parties and iftar tables.
- ⏱ Total: 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Easy
- Serves 4
Method
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Mix the potato with half the chaat masala, the chilli powder and a pinch of salt.
Arrange the papdi on a platter. Top each with a little potato, onion and raw mango.
Drizzle each with tamarind chutney, green chutney and a few drops of garlic chutney.
Cover generously with sev, sprinkle with the rest of the chaat masala, coriander and a squeeze of lemon. Serve immediately.
Kitchen notes
Assemble at the last minute; the papdi softens quickly under the chutneys.
Pomegranate seeds on top add colour and a juicy crunch.
Ready-made papdi and sev are sold in South Asian shops worldwide.
Bite-sized Mumbai
Sev puri belongs to the family of Mumbai chaats sold by the same vendors who make bhel puri and pani puri. The vendor lines up flat puris on a steel plate, tops them in seconds and hands them over to be eaten on the spot. It’s a show as much as a snack.
Three chutneys
Sweet tamarind chutney, fresh green chutney and a fiery red garlic chutney give sev puri its layers of flavour. You can make all three at home, or use the sweet imli chutney and green chutney recipes from our Pakistani section, which are the same.
The sev
Fine sev is essential: crisp, salty threads of fried gram flour that cover everything. Thick sev or bhujia will work, but the delicate texture of fine “nylon sev” is what Mumbai vendors use.
Serving
Serve on a platter as a party starter, with masala soda, jaljeera or aam panna on hot days. For a heartier chaat, see pav bhaji.
Questions people ask
Is sev puri the same as papri chaat?
They share the papdi base. Papri chaat is usually topped with yogurt, chickpeas and chutneys; Mumbai's sev puri has no yogurt and is all about sev, raw mango and onion.
What is dahi sev puri?
Sev puri with a spoon of sweetened yogurt on each piece, before the sev goes on.
Nutrition (estimate, per serving)
- Calories
- 300
- Protein
- 7 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
