Masala puri – Indian chaat recipe popular in Karnataka and south Indian states. Delicious peas, masala, and spicy, tangy condiments topped over crushed puris!
– I used one cup of dried green peas for this recipe. Rinse the dried green peas and soak for 4 to 6 hours. – Drain the water from the green peas and add it to the inner pot. Now add 2 cups of water, ¼ tsp of turmeric powder, ½ tsp salt, two potatoes peeled and chopped, and 50 grams or ¼ of one medium-sized onion. Mix.
– Close the Instant Pot. Make sure the vent is in the sealing position. Select manual/pressure cook and set the time to 12-minutes at high-pressure mode. When the cooking is complete, let the pressure release naturally. Carefully open the lid after releasing the pressure and reserve ¼ cup of cooked green peas.
– In a mixer jar or blender, grind all the ingredients given under “to grind” in the recipe card along with the reserved ¼ cup of cooked green peas by adding ½ cup of water.
– Set the Instant Pot in saute mode. Now add the ground spice paste to the cooked green peas mix. Rinse the mixer jar with ½ more cup of water and add it to the green peas. Mix well.
– Partially cover the Instant Pot with a lid and let the gravy simmer at saute “normal” mode for 10 to 12 minutes. Keep stirring the gravy every 2 to 3 minutes and do not leave it unattended.
– Now adjust the saute mode to “less” mode. To do this – you can first press “cancel” and then press “saute” again. Now using the adjust button, change the saute-setting to “less.”– Add the jaggery (if using) and one more cup of water, let it simmer for 12 to 15 minutes in the saute mode but in the less setting. Partially cover the IP with a lid. As we add the raw masala paste, we simmer it for 25 to 30 minutes.
– Turn off the Instant Pot and add the chaat masala and the garam masala. Mix well, and the gravy is now ready.– In a wide bowl or plate, crush the golgappa or the puri. I used eight puris for one plate. Add a generous amount of peas gravy (approx ½ cup) on top of the puri. Then add the toppings one by one – the dates chutney, finely chopped veggies (onion, cilantro, and carrot), and sev. Drizzle the chaat masala and red chili powder on top if using.
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