Recipe- Make Sundays Great With Kacchi Dabeli

Kachhi dabeli is a popular street food. This is a Gujarathi recipe. Potato stuffing is stuffed in dabeli pav with some chutneys. These are buttered and roasted well from both sides until crispy.

Ingredients
For Dabeli Masala:

1 small katori Coriander seeds
4~5 Cloves
1/2 tsp Chat masala
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Cinnamon sticks
5~6 Peppercorns
1 tsp Sauf / Fennel seeds
Red chili powder

For Stuffing:

1 big boiled, peeled and mashed Potato
Tamarind Chutney
Green chutney
Finely chopped Onion
Pomegranate
Peanuts
Fine Shev
Shredded fresh Coconut

For Making Dabeli:

Dabeli pav
Oil
Butter
Finely chopped Coriander leaves

Method
For Dabeli Masala:

* Heat up pan on medium heat.

* Add coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, fennel seeds, cloves, cumin seeds, peppercorns and roast them a little.

* Roast the spices on low to medium heat until these release nice aroma and turn a little golden for about 5-6 minutes.

* Stir continuously while roasting. Do not over roast the spices or their bitterness will increase.

* Turn off the gas and let them cool down.

* Transfer the roasted masala into blender jar and blend into fine powder.

* Add red chili powder, chat masala, and blend again so that red chili powder is mixed well with the masala.

* You can use Kashmiri chili powder or bedgi mirchi powder as we are using this chili powder for color.

* Masala for dabeli is already.

* You can use store bought dabeli masala too.

* You can store this dry masala in air tight container for about 3-4 months.

For Stuffing:

* Roast the peanuts and peel them.

* Add red chili powder, chat msala, salt, oil and toss them. Keep the peanuts aside.

* Heat up oil in a pan. Add about 2-3 tbsp dry masala in the oil.

* The oil should not be very hot. Mix well and fry it a little.

* Add a little water and mix well.

* Add boiled, peeled and mashed potato, salt to taste and mix well.

* If you feel that the mixture is too thick then add a little water to make it a little thin and mix well again.

* Stuffing for kachhi dabeli is ready.

* Transfer the stuffing into a dish and spread it evenly.

* Spread fresh shredded coconut. You can also spread shredded beetroot for garnishing.

* Spread finely chopped coriander leaves, pomegranate and peanuts.

* Stuffing is dished out for making dabeli.

For Making Dabeli:

* Take dabeli bread and cut it from one corner.

* Do not open the bread completely. Make a pocket to fill the stuffing.

* Spread tamarind chutney on one side of the bread and green chutney on other side.

* Fill lot of stuffing in the bread.

* Add finely chopped onion, pomegranate, peanuts and close the dabeli.

* Heat up the pan on medium heat.

* Add butter on it and put bread on it.

* Roast form one side until it becomes crispy.

* Spread some butter on other side and flip the dabeli over.

* Roast until crispy form other side as well.

* Take the dabeli off the pan and coat the edges well with shev.

* Dabeli is already.