Basket Puri / Basket Chaat Recipe (बास्केट पुरी / बास्केट चाट)

Basket Puri Chaat: A Fun and Flavorful Gujarati Treat

A Taste of Gujarat: Basket Puri Chaat

Craving a quick and delicious snack that’s perfect for kids and adults alike? Look no further than Basket Puri Chaat, a beloved Gujarati street food. The recipe guides you through the process of creating these crispy edible baskets filled with a savory and flavorful chaat.

The Art of Basket Making (Without Readymade Baskets):

While pre-made baskets are available in Gujarat, but I acknowledge that they might not be readily available everywhere. Fear not! This recipe teaches you how to create your own baskets using just two ingredients – plain flour and whole wheat flour.

The key to mastering this art lies in the rolling and stacking technique. I provide step-by-step instructions with helpful tips, including using plastic sheets to prevent sticking and rolling the dough as thin as possible for maximum crispiness.

From Stacked Baskets to Crispy Delights:

Once you’ve mastered the art of shaping and stacking the dough, it’s time for frying. The stacked dough circles are carefully lowered into hot oil and fried until golden brown.

Chaat Time!

With your crispy baskets ready, it’s time to assemble the chaat. A delectable combination of boiled potatoes, mixed pulses, onions, and a sprinkle of chaat masala forms the base. A drizzle of green chutney and sweet and spicy khajur chutney adds layers of flavor. A dollop of yogurt provides a cooling contrast, and the entire dish is finished with fresh coriander leaves and sev for an extra textural element.

Tips for Success:

• Keep the wet ingredients separate until serving to maintain the crispness of the baskets.
• Feel free to adjust the order and types of fillings based on your preference.

Other Chaat recipes you can refer:

1. Moong Dal Kachori Recipe
2. Minty Fried Potatoes Rawa Dosa recipe (आलु पुदीना रवा डोसा)
3. Sprouts Frankie, Quick and Easy recipe
4. Green Chutney for Chaat Recipe
5. Khajur Imli ki Chutney Recipe

Ready to Experiment?

This recipe offers a delightful introduction to Basket Puri Chaat. With its easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips, you’ll be a basket-making and chaat-assembling pro in no time.

Basket Puri and Basket Chaat Recipe

Basket Puri Chaat – a crispy, flavorful Gujarati snack filled with a savory chaat. Learn how to make your own baskets and create a fun and delicious treat at home!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Indian

Servings 12 basket puris

Equipment

• 6 tart molds or basket puri molds

Ingredients

  

For Basket Puri:

• 3/4 cup Plain flour Maida (मैदा)
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour गेहु का आटा
• a pinch salt to taste (नमक)
• water as required
• Oil for frying

For Basket Chaat:

• 1/2 cup boiled mixed pulses (like Black Chana, Matki, Dry Green Peas, etc.)
• 1 boiled potato
• 1 chopped medium onion
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• salt to taste (नमक)
• khajoor chutney as required (refer recommended recipe section for recipe)
• green chutney as required (refer recommended recipe section for recipe)
• curd as required
• fresh coriander for garnishing
• sev as required

Instructions

 

For Basket Puri:

• Make a dough with Basket Puri ingredients.
  3/4 cup Plain flour, 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, a pinch salt, water
• Roll out around 10-12 cms puri by placing them in between Plastic sheets. With this we can avoid puris sticking to our rolling pin and also texture of puri will be smooth.
• Roll out this circles/puris as thin as possible. More thinner Puris are, more crispier tastes you will get.
• Take a tart mold and invert it upside down. Place rolled out puri on it and gently press it so that puri takes tart shape.
  
• Remove unnecessary dough from this tart and keep it aside.
  
• Take another tart and repeat the procedure, once done Stack it above our first tart.
• You can stack around 3-4 tarts at a time.
  
• In a pan take Oil for frying and fry stacked puris as it is.
  Oil
  
• Once done remove basket puris from tart molds and they are ready for next step.
  

For Basket Chat:

• Take serving plates. Place 7-10 basket puris (as per the plate size) in each plate.
• Fill each scoop with little boiled potatoes, boiled pulses followed by onion.
  1/2 cup boiled mixed pulses, 1 boiled potato, 1 chopped medium onion
• Sprinkle salt and chat masala.
  salt, 1 tsp chaat masala
• Add green chutney and khajur chutney (since I like it spicy, and I prepare the green chutney very spicy – so I prefer only green chutney) to taste.
  green chutney, khajoor chutney
• Then top it with little yogurt. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and sev.
  curd, fresh coriander, sev

Notes

Add the wet ingredients just before serving, otherwise the crispness of Baskets goes off. You can always change the dry ingredients sequence, but it should be added first.