Papri Chaat

One of my favorite dishes at Chaat Cafe in San Francisco was papri chaat. I call it Indian muesli, because it's basically yogurt mixed with some crunchy stuff and sweet sauce. The version at Chaat Cafe is a perfect balance of sweet and salty, crunchy and smooth, spicy and sweet, and hot and cold. I know a lot of Indians eat papri chaat for breakfast, but for me it was the perfect light lunch. Or, paired with a few samosas, a filling hearty meal.

My own version isn't even in the same ballpark, probably because I didn't make anything from scratch. I bought Trader Joe's 2% Greek yogurt and put some canned garbanzo beans, boiled red potatoes, green chutney, tamarind chutney, and Indian crunchy snacks on it. The tamarind chutney I sort of made from scratch, with tamarind concentrate, brown sugar, water, and dried figs (dates are usually used, but I had figs and actually liked the flavor). If I figure out how to make this more authentic, I'll let y'all know. Pam, any pearls of wisdom? I know, I totally lazied out on this one.

I found these cute spoons at Cost Plus. I don't know how practical they'll be, but they were on sale and I thought having a long handle might make the spoons good for measuring and then mixing with the same spoon.