Name: Tater Tots Papdi Chaat-Air Fryer Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 20-25 tater tots; 15-20 papdi (I used air fried tortillas cut into diamond shapes); 15 oz boiled chick peas, drained (I used 425 gms canned chick peas); 1.5 cup Thick yogurt, whisked; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 4-8 tbsp Green coriander mint chutney; 4-8 tbsp sweet tamarind chutney (I use my Apple Butter hack to make this chutney); 1/2 tsp Red chili powder (optional); 1/2 tsp chat masala (optional); 2 tbsp cilantro (chopped); 2 tbsp pomegranate arils; 4 tbsp sev/bhujia (nylon sev preferred)

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A quick easy recipe of papdi chaat using air fried tater tots and air fried papdi. When craving for chaat strikes and you don’t want to boil, peel and dice the potatoes then its tater tpts to the rescue. I had earlier shared a recipe for making papri by air frying ready tortillas. They turn out crisp, crunchy and need only a spoonful of oil. Huge calorie saving compared to the deep fried version. I learnt this hack about using tortillas as papdi, when I first came to the Us about 25 years back. The hack worked but as I became more calorie conscious, I found myself making it less often. Fast forward to the days of air fryer and the air fried papdi works just as well as the deep fried ones.

This papdi chaat recipe is an easy recipe to put together for a party. Just keep all the ingredients ready and layer and assemble it when your guests arrive. Make a large batch in a 9*13 pan and it should be enough to serve 6-8 people. This recipe is very flexible and you can customize it to the ingredients that you like. You can completely skip the papdi and just use tater tots to make aloo tikki chaat. Or completely skip the yogurt and keep it vegan by just using Green chutney and tamarind chutney.

Some variations are to use black chick peas, sprouted moong, sprouted black chick peas, crushed dahi vadas , boondi and bhel mix. Here is my hack for tamarind chutney– its Tamarind chutney without tamarind! I use Apple butter as a base and add lemon juice, sugar and spices to make the most amazing sweet chutney, Its a no cook recipe, lasts a really long time in the fridge and its actually good for you as you are consuming a serving of fruit!

Some other easy recipes to try are-

Bread Katori Chaat

Batata Vada/No Onion Garlic Aloo Bonda

Indian Bread Rolls-Air Fried Potato Stuffed Bread Rolls

Sprouted Moong Salad/Chat

Baked Matar Kachori in Puff Pastry/Air Fried Matar kachori Pinwheel

Moving on to the recipe, here is the written recipe, followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Tater Tots Papdi Chaat-Air Fryer Recipe

Air fried tater tots and papdi made from air fried tortillas make this an easy and relatively healthy chaat recipe.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Course Appetizer, finger food, game day appetizer, lunch, Party Appetizer, Sides, Snacks

Cuisine Indian

Servings people

Equipment

1 Air fryer
1 rectangular dish for assembling chaat

Ingredients

20-25 tater tots
15-20 papdi I used air fried tortillas cut into diamond shapes
15 oz boiled chick peas, drained I used 425 gms canned chick peas
1.5 cup Thick yogurt, whisked
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4-8 tbsp Green coriander mint chutney
4-8 tbsp sweet tamarind chutney I use my Apple Butter hack to make this chutney
1/2 tsp Red chili powder optional
1/2 tsp chat masala optional

Toppings

2 tbsp cilantro chopped
2 tbsp pomegranate arils
4 tbsp sev/bhujia nylon sev preferred

Instructions

Preheat Airfryer at 360F /180C
Arrange tater tots in a single layer, brush with oil or spray(optional) and air fry for 5 minutes. Turn them over and bake again for an additional 5 minutes or till crisp and golden
Whisk yogurt with salt, sugar and some water to make thick pouring consistency, set aside. The amount of water used depends on the thickness of yogurt.
In rectangular dish, spread a layer of boiled chickpeas
Sprinkle some red chili powder and chat masala on the chickpeas,optional
Spread the air fried tater tots on top of the chick peas
Spread the papri/papdi(I use air fried tortillas cut into diamond shape, link shared below)
Drizzle the whisked yogurt on top of the papri
Drizzle some green chutney and tamarind chutney on top of the yogurt
Top with sev, cilantro and pomegranate seeds and serve immediately

Notes

Since papdi gets soggy quickly, keep all ingredients ready before assembling and layer papdi after the chick peas and tater tots. Tater tots are used as a short cut /hack in this chaat recipe instead of boiling, peeling and chopping the potatoes.(You can boil and dice the potatoes if you dont have tater tots) or try french fries or sweet potato fries for a healthier version. I use tortillas cut into diamond shape and air fried as papdi. It turns out just as crisp as the fried papdi available in stores. You can use store bought papri or make papdi at home. Or deep fry the cut up tortillas. The sweet tamarind chutney is also a quick hack, made with Apple Butter.

Keyword 10 minute recipe, air fryer tater tots, air fryer tortilla papdi, airfry leftover roti, healthy papdi chaat, healthy papri chaat, tater tots chaat

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Make Green chutney with cilantro(freezing instructions included)

Make Tamarind Sweet chutney