Dabeli

Build the Meal Around Dabeli

• Masala chai
• Extra sev
• Cold water

Making Dabeli, Step by Step

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1. Heat the oil in a wide pan and stir in the dabeli masala for 30 seconds.

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2. Add the mashed potato, tamarind chutney, sugar and salt and mix thoroughly.

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3. Cook 4 minutes, pressing the mixture flat, then spread it in the pan and level the top.

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4. Scatter half the pomegranate, half the peanuts and half the coriander over the surface and press them in.

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5. Split the rolls almost through.

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6. Spread green chutney on one cut face and tamarind chutney on the other.

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7. Pack a thick layer of the potato mixture into each roll.

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8. Melt the butter on a griddle and press the filled rolls in, turning, for 2 minutes until golden on both sides.

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9. Dip the open edges of each roll in the sev so it sticks all round.

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10. Top with the remaining pomegranate, peanuts, red onion and coriander and eat at once.

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A Few Notes

Sev pressed on at the end, never mixed in.

Both chutneys, one on each cut face.

Griddle the filled roll — it is not a cold sandwich.

Keeping What's Left

The filling keeps 2 days refrigerated. Assemble to order.

Dabeli Nutrition

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