Incessant rains and frequent power cuts have kept me off blogging for the past week. Getting to work and back seemed like a big ordeal when rain Gods decided to visit us for 3-4 days continuously. The only positive aspect was the lovely rainy weather (which makes you creep under a blanket with a book in hand, music and some thing to nibble) encouraged me to try some spicy hot recipes.
Today, for my Friday -Monsoon Magicseries I have a recipe for Kutchi Dabeli or Double Roti. As the name suggests this recipe finds its origin in the Kutch region of Gujrat. But this has become a very popular street food here. You will find ‘Dabeli centres’ (carts) selling them on almost every street corner. The key flavor for Dabeli comes from its Masala-Dabeli Masala. I used the Masala, which one of my Kutchi friend has gifted me and which I use so carefully as if it were made of gold- its that precious.:) Dabeli Masala is readily available in most of the stores.
__________________________________________________________Dabeli recipe
For 4 Dabelis
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4 Pavs or bread Buns
- 2 tsp Butter (optional)
- 2 Potatoes large , boiled & mashed
- 1 tbsp Masala Dabeli
- xbd cup Tamarind Chutney
- xbd tsp Sugar
- to taste Salt
- 2 - 3 tsp oil
- xbd cup Masala peanuts (Roasted sautxe9ed with red chilli powder and salt)
- xbd cup pomegranate seeds
- 4 - 5 tsps red chili garlic chutney
- 2 onions medium sized , finely chopped
- 1 cup sev Nylon
- Coriander leaves Fresh
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the mashed potatoes, about xbd cup water and salt.
- Mix nicely and then add the Dabeli Masala. Mix nicely and let it boil.
- Add the sugar and xbd of the tamarind chutney. Cook till the consistency of the mixture is thick or till the moisture is absorbed.
- Remove this in a flat plate and spread it evenly.
- Spread the Masala peanuts, Pomegranate seeds (you can also add half cut grapes or tuti fruity in addition to the pomegranate seeds), chopped onion, Sev and fresh coriander leaves layer by layer on the potato mixture.
- Cut the Pav horizontally without cutting through. Apply butter on both sides (optional) and lightly toast on a skillet/tava, pressing with a flat spoon.
- Assembling the Dabeli
- Spread Red chilli garlic chutney between the two halves of the Pav. Then spread the Tamarind chutney. Evenly spread the Potato mixture. Garnish with some more Sev and Masala peanuts.
- Toast on the skillet for 1-2 minutes. Serve Hot.
omg, that is luscious. i love the way it looks. haven’t eaten pomegranate in a long while.
yeah, i love the rains for exactly the same reason. Perfect excuse to be lazy and eat spicy food.
Yummy!! easy to make and tastes like heaven.
Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Gauri
I am planning a visit to India and so am making a list of all things which I want to eat and cook there. This one looks yummy and goes on the top….
That is a fabulous looking Dabeli.YUMMY! I got some Pomgranate seeds the other day from India store,love to make these.Thanks girl.
I am going to post for your event WBB #13 shortly at Aroma!:)
delicious looking Dabeli!!!! apt snack while reading book.
Sigh, another thing I miss.. remember eating it at the street corner 😀
I will try to hunt for the masala here. This looks simple to make.
Pomegranate seeds in a savoury dish..hmm.. thats new!
I love dabeli! I need to find that magic masala here – without that it just won’t have that kick!!
@ Thank you all of you. Let me know whenever you all try it out.
Jyothsna-You can find the recipe for the masala on Sanjeev kapoor’s site, though I haven’t tried it myself. It looks quite simple to make. I can E-mail it to you if you want.Let me know.
Sakshi – One more reason to come home 😆
Asha – As I said earlier, I am looking forward very eagerly what you have come up with this time.You always amaze mw with your recipes and your energy!
Bhags- Let me know when you are visiting and will treat you to the best Dabeli in town (mine) 😉
I love the way this looks, but forgive my being naive but what is “dabeli masala”. Do you have a recipe for it??
hey lovely recipe… i miss the dabeli so much…. always used to eat it near the mulund station in mumbai… hmmm… where can i get the masala here in US…. thats the sad part… can u mail me the recipe of the masala… it wud be helpful……:)
mail me at gems7882@gmail.com…
and hey keep blogging u have an amazing blog here…:)
It looks delicious…would love to try it out. Do you know where can I find the dabeli masala?
yes u cn gt dabeli masala from us pls cont 0097336443401 /13636401
even i have dabeli at thane station