Type | snack |
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Course | hors d'oeuvre |
Place of origin | Indian subcontinent |
Region or state | Indian subcontinent |
Papri chat or papri chaat ( ISO: pāpṛī cāṭ) is a popular traditional fast food and street food from the Indian subcontinent, in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and parts of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] Many various additional dishes throughout India are also referred to as papri chat. [1] Some restaurants in the United States serve the traditional version of the dish. [4] [5]
Papri chaat is traditionally prepared using crisp fried dough wafers known as papri, along with boiled chickpeas, boiled potatoes, dahi (yogurt) and tamarind chutney [1] [6] and topped with chat masala and sev. [1] [7] The papri are typically prepared with refined wheat flour ( maida) and ghee or oil. [8] [9] Mint, [6] cilantro [10] and spices [11] may also be used. The dish has sweet, sour, tangy and spicy flavors and a creamy and crunchy texture. [1] [6]
Papri refers to the wafers, and the word chaat is derived from the Sanskrit verb caṭ which means tasting with a fingertip and represents the sound made; thereby, it refers to several fast food dishes and snacks. Chaat is a thick cream in Hindi. [1] The term also refers to a variety of dishes in India. [1]
A recipe for papri (as purika) is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. [12]
Papri chaat is often purveyed and consumed at mobile food stalls in India. [6] In India, it is more popular in the northern region of the country compared to other areas. [11]
Type | snack |
---|---|
Course | hors d'oeuvre |
Place of origin | Indian subcontinent |
Region or state | Indian subcontinent |
Papri chat or papri chaat ( ISO: pāpṛī cāṭ) is a popular traditional fast food and street food from the Indian subcontinent, in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and parts of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] Many various additional dishes throughout India are also referred to as papri chat. [1] Some restaurants in the United States serve the traditional version of the dish. [4] [5]
Papri chaat is traditionally prepared using crisp fried dough wafers known as papri, along with boiled chickpeas, boiled potatoes, dahi (yogurt) and tamarind chutney [1] [6] and topped with chat masala and sev. [1] [7] The papri are typically prepared with refined wheat flour ( maida) and ghee or oil. [8] [9] Mint, [6] cilantro [10] and spices [11] may also be used. The dish has sweet, sour, tangy and spicy flavors and a creamy and crunchy texture. [1] [6]
Papri refers to the wafers, and the word chaat is derived from the Sanskrit verb caṭ which means tasting with a fingertip and represents the sound made; thereby, it refers to several fast food dishes and snacks. Chaat is a thick cream in Hindi. [1] The term also refers to a variety of dishes in India. [1]
A recipe for papri (as purika) is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. [12]
Papri chaat is often purveyed and consumed at mobile food stalls in India. [6] In India, it is more popular in the northern region of the country compared to other areas. [11]