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Low Calorie Sev Puri
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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low calorie sev puri is a healthy sev puri which is a variation to the popular famous street food sev puri. We have made low calorie sev puri supremely healthy and weight-watchers craving for chaat, this is definitely a recipe for you!
Chaat, topped with crunchy vegetables, laced with spice powders and pepped up with lime and coriander always feels light and refreshing, but is laden with hidden calories, especially in the deep-fried savouries it contains.
See how we have made this a healthy sev puri recipe. Here, we have swapped deep fried papdis and fried sev with baked papdi and baked sev. For the topping of low calorie sev puri we are using rajma instead of potatoes which are high in carbs. Also, we have swapped the chutneys with our healthy tomato chutney which perks up the taste of our low calorie sev puri.
Make baked papdi and baked sev in advance and keep them in your kitchen to use when you want to make any chaat. So it’s quick to make low calorie sev puri or any other healthy chaat.
Enjoy low calorie sev puri recipe | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | with detailed step by step recipe photos and video below.
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 plates
Ingredients
For The Baked Papdis (makes 24 Papdis)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/2 tsp oil
salt to taste
1/2 tsp oil for greasing
For The Tomato Chutney
1 1/4 cups fresh tomato pulp , refer handy tip
2 tsp oil
1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste
To Be Mixed Together Into A Rajma Topping
1 cup soaked , boiled and crushed rajma (kidney bean)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp chaat masala
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
Other Ingredients For Low Calorie Sev Puri
For The Garnish
4 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
- Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a firm dough using enough water.
- Divide the dough into 24 equal portions and roll each portion into a 37 mm. (1½”) diameter circle.
- Prick them using a fork at regular intervals.
- Grease a baking tray with oil, place the papdis on the tray and bake them in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 10 minutes, turning them once after 5 minutes.
- Store in an air-tight container till use.
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the carom seeds and allow them to crackle.
- When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the fresh tomato pulp, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally. .
- Add the chilli powder, sugar and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute.
- Keep aside.
- 6 to 7 big tomatoes when blanched, peeled, deseeded, chopped and blend in a mixer will yield approx. 1¼ cups of fresh tomato pulp.
- Just before serving, arrange 6 papdis on a serving plate.
- Top each papadi with ½ tbsp of the rajma topping, ½ tsp of onions and ½ tsp of tomato chutney.
- Sprinkle ½ tsp of sev over each papdi.
- Repeat steps 1 to 3 to make 3 more plates.
- Serve the low calorie sev puri immediately garnished with coriander.
Low Calorie Sev Puri recipe with step by step photos
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- If you enjoyed this low calorie sev puri recipe | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | then also check out other fusion chaat recipes like :
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To prepare tomato chutney for tangy rajma sev puri, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan. This is a unique sev puri recipe which does not require your regular khajur imli chutney or coriander phudina chutney.
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Once the oil is hot, add the carom seeds and allow them to crackle.
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When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida.
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Add garlic paste.
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Sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
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Add fresh tomato pulp. We have prepared this pulp after blanching the tomatoes. To know the entire procedure with detailed step by step images check this Fresh Tomato Pulp recipe. 6 to 7 big tomatoes, when blanched, peeled, deseeded, chopped and blended in a mixer, will yield approx. 1¼ cups of fresh tomato pulp.
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Mix well and cook on a slow flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
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Once the water has evaporated and the tomato pulp has reduced & changed colour, add the chilli powder.
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Add sugar to balance the tanginess of tomatoes.
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Add salt.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute. Keep the tomato chutney aside.
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- To prepare tomato chutney for tangy low calorie sev puri recipe | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan. This is a unique sev puri recipe which does not require your regular khajur imli chutney or coriander phudina chutney.
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To prepare tomato chutney for tangy rajma sev puri, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan. This is a unique sev puri recipe which does not require your regular khajur imli chutney or coriander phudina chutney.
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For cooking the rajma, wash the kidney beans very well. Use fresh stock of rajma or else they won’t cook well. Submerge approx. ½ cup of rajma in enough water. You can make use of canned kidney beans as well if in a hurry.
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- Cover them with a lid and soak them overnight. It is important to soak them well so, they get cooked easily.
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After soaking, drain the rajma. They will look like this.
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Transfer the kidney beans to a pressure cooker.
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Add salt to taste and water.
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Mix well and pressure cook on a medium flame for 3 whistles.
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Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Press a rajma bean between your thumb and index finger to check whether it has been cooked completely or no, there should be no resistance when you bite into it. If at all they are firm to bite then add some more water and pressure cook for another 1-2 whistles as per your requirement.
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Transfer to plate and coarsely crush the rajma using a potato masher.
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Transfer them into a bowl.
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Add cumin seeds powder.
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Add chilli powder as per the spice you prefer.
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For cooking the rajma for low calorie sev puri | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | wash the kidney beans very well. Use fresh stock of rajma or else they won’t cook well. Submerge approx. ½ cup of rajma in enough water. You can make use of canned kidney beans as well if in a hurry.
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Add 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander for a fresh herby mouthfeel.
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Add salt to taste. We have already added salt while boiling the kidney beans so, add very little at this stage.
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Mix well and our rajma topping for low calorie sev puri | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | is ready.
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For cooking the rajma, wash the kidney beans very well. Use fresh stock of rajma or else they won’t cook well. Submerge approx. ½ cup of rajma in enough water. You can make use of canned kidney beans as well if in a hurry.
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To assemble tangy low calorie sev puri | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | just before serving, arrange 6 papdis on a serving plate. You can either use fried papadi or baked papadi.
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Top each papadi with ½ tbsp of the rajma topping.
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Sprinkle ½ tsp of onions for a crunchy texture.
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Drizzle ½ tsp of tomato chutney. The quantity of chutney can be adjusted as per your liking.
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Sprinkle ½ tsp of sev over each papdi.
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- Repeat steps 1 to 5 to make 3 more plates of tangy rajma sev puri.
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Garnish low calorie sev puri | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | with coriander.
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Serve the rajma sev puri immediately before it turns soggy.
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To assemble tangy low calorie sev puri | healthy rajma sev puri | low calorie Indian chaat | just before serving, arrange 6 papdis on a serving plate. You can either use fried papadi or baked papadi.
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See baked papadi for low calorie sev puri recipe. Here is the step by step baked papadi recipe.
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See baked papadi for low calorie sev puri recipe. Here is the step by step baked papadi recipe.
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baked sev recipe for low calorie sev puri. See step by step baked sev recipe.
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baked sev recipe for low calorie sev puri. See step by step baked sev recipe.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 203 cal |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.8 g |
| Fiber | 5.8 g |
| Fat | 5.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 22.8 mg |
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Anya2012
March 13, 2025, midnight
Fabulous Mumbai roadside snack available at every street corner eaten on a disposable paper plate. This is a healthier version using baked puris instead of fried puris.
n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
Baked puris and baked sev already makes it more healthy and to add to it a topping rajma and then topped with tomato chuntey... superb is the word to describe this r.ecipe
meenukochhar
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Mseenukochhar , we are delighted you loved the Low Calorie Sev Puri recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.
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