Betel leaf chaat (Tamalapaku tho chaat) (paan patta chaat)

This is one yummy, different dish for the snacks session..
If you have some guests coming home for high-tea, then surprise them with this dish - exotic, special yet very much ethnic.. both kids and adults will love this dish..

INGREDIENTS:

Betel leafs - 10 to 12
Besan (gram flour) or Wheat flour - 1 cup
Green Chutney - (pudina, coriander leaves, green chillies)
Sweet chutney - (Tamarind, jaggery)
chat masala, salt, chilli powder
curd

PROCEDURE

• . We have to make fritters (bajji) of betel leafs. I have used wheat flour for the fritters ( you can use gram flour as usual)

For fritters:

• Take one cup of flour and add salt and chilli powder to taste. Add water and make a running solution (which can lightly coat the betel leafs). 
• Make sure the mixture is not very thick, we want the frtters to be crispy
• Heat oil in a deep bottom pan 
• Once the oil is heated, dip the betel leaf in the flour solution and deep fry in oil. Take it out once both sides is golden brown.
• Make fritters of all the leaves and keep aside

To make chat:

• Get your chutneys ready 
• Green chutney - grind all the ingredients listed (with salt and bit of water) to make paste
• Sweet chutney - Heat water on stove and add tamarind and jaggery until they dissolve and solution becomes dense. 
• Keep the plates ready to be served. 
• On each plate, get the chat ready by following the below process:
• Break the fritters into pieces and place them on the plate (1 to 2 leaves per plate)
• Pour curd on top of each of the pieces with a spoon gently
• Now put few spoons of green chutney and sweet chutney as per taste on the pieces
• Sprinkle salt, chilli powder (a pinch), chat powder, amchur powder - as per taste

Tasty tasty Betel leaf chat is ready!! With every bite, along with the other elements of the chat, you will feel the hint of betel leaf which is very refreshing!! 

So, why wait..Go ahead and try it out!!