{{Short description|Street food in Indian sub-continent}} {{Infobox food | name = Papri chat | image = Papri Pakori Chat.JPG | image_size = 260px | caption = Papri chaat | alternate_name = | place_of_origin = Indian subcontinent | region = Indian subcontinent | creator = | course = hors d'oeuvre | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = | type = snack }}
'''Papri chat''', '''papadi chaat''', or '''papri chaat''' (ISO: {{Transliteration|hi|ISO|pāpṛī cāṭ}}) is a popular traditional fast food and street food from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal and parts of Pakistan.<ref name="Pathak 2015"/><ref name="Fodors Travel Publications 2008"/><ref name="The Express Tribune 2015"/> Many various additional dishes throughout India are also referred to as papri chat.<ref name="Pathak 2015"/> Some restaurants in the United States serve the traditional version of the dish.<ref name="Allen. 1987"/><ref name="Galarneau 2015"/>
==Preparation== [[File:Papdi-chaat.jpg|thumb|Papri chaat served with boiled potato, coriander chutney, tamarind chutney, yogurt and topped with sev]] [[File:Papri chaat with daal and empanadas.jpg|thumb|Papri chaat ''(right)'' with dal and empanadas]]
Papri chaat is traditionally prepared using crisp fried dough wafers known as papri, along with boiled chickpeas, boiled potatoes, dahi (yogurt) and tamarind chutney<ref name="Pathak 2015"/><ref name="Robertson 2014"/> and topped with chat masala and sev.<ref name="Pathak 2015"/><ref name="World Siciliano-Rosen Rosen 2014"/> The papri are typically prepared with refined wheat flour (maida) and ghee or oil.<ref name="Gopal 2007"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYfeAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT25|title=Delhi Food and Travel Guide|access-date=1 January 2015|last1=World |first1=Eat Your |last2=Siciliano-Rosen |first2=Laura |date=13 January 2014 }}</ref> Mint,<ref name="Robertson 2014"/> cilantro<ref name="Gordon 2012"/> and spices<ref name="Batra 2011"/> may also be used. The dish has sweet, sour, tangy and spicy flavors and a creamy and crunchy texture.<ref name="Pathak 2015"/><ref name="Robertson 2014"/>
==Etymology== ''Papri'' refers to the wafers, and the word ''chaat'' is derived from the Sanskrit verb ''caṭ'' which means tasting with a fingertip and represents the sound made; thereby, it refers to several fast food dishes and snacks. ''Chaat'' is a thick cream in Hindi.<ref name="Pathak 2015"/> The term also refers to a variety of dishes in India.<ref name="Pathak 2015"/>
A recipe for papri (as ''purika'') is mentioned in ''Manasollasa'', a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka.<ref>{{cite book |author=K.T. Achaya |title=The Story of Our Food |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bk9RHRCqZOkC&pg=PA85 |year=2003 |publisher=Universities Press |isbn=978-81-7371-293-7 |page=85 }}</ref>
==Street food== Papri chaat is often sold and consumed at mobile food stalls in India.<ref name="Robertson 2014"/> In India, it is more popular in the northern region of the country compared to other areas.<ref name="Batra 2011"/>
==References== <references> <ref name="Gopal 2007">{{cite book | last=Gopal | first=G. | title=Delicious Dishes (Vegetarian) | publisher=Sura Books | year=2007 | isbn=978-81-7478-460-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qjSuZiDp0SsC&pg=PT59 | page=Pt-59}}</ref> <ref name="Robertson 2014">{{cite book | last=Robertson | first=R. | title=Robin Robertson's Vegan Without Borders | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-4494-6133-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBQRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 | page=195}}</ref> <ref name="World Siciliano-Rosen Rosen 2014">{{cite book | last1=World | first1=E.Y. | last2=Siciliano-Rosen | first2=L. | last3=Rosen | first3=S. | title=Delhi Food and Travel Guide: The inside scoop on the best North Indian foods in Delhi | publisher=Eat Your World | series=107 | year=2014 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYfeAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT25 | page=Pt-25}}</ref> <ref name="Batra 2011">{{cite book | last=Batra | first=N. | title=1,000 Indian Recipes | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | series=1,000 Recipes | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-544-18910-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UmQ9hLYcULMC&pg=PA48 | pages=48–49}}</ref> <ref name="Pathak 2015">{{cite book | last=Pathak | first=A. | title=Secrets From My Indian Family Kitchen | publisher=Octopus Books | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-78472-027-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CgDsBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT46 | page=Pt-46}} / {{cite web | last=Pathak | first=Anjali | title=The foodie traveller … in Mumbai, India | website=the Guardian | date=March 22, 2015 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/22/papri-chaat-street-food-mumbai-india-foodie-traveller | access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> <ref name="Fodors Travel Publications 2008">{{cite book | last=Fodor's Travel Publications | first=I. | title=India | publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications | series=Fodor's India | year=2008 | isbn=978-1-4000-1912-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h7XZh_tLX7wC&pg=PA76 |page=76}}</ref> <ref name="Gordon 2012">{{cite web | last=Gordon | first=James | title=38: Papri Chaat at Jay Bharat | website=L.A. Weekly | date=October 1, 2012 | url=http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/38-papri-chaat-at-jay-bharat-2379761 | access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> <ref name="Allen. 1987">{{cite web | last=Allen. | first=Jessica | title=5 Best Restaurants For Chaat In New York City | website=CBS New York | date=July 1, 1987 | url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/5-best-restaurants-for-chaat/ | access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> <ref name="Galarneau 2015">{{cite web | last=Galarneau | first=Andrew Z. | title=Dosas steal the show at Chennai Express | website=Gusto | date=May 6, 2015 | url=http://gusto.wp.buffalonews.com/2015/05/06/news/food-drink/dining-out/dosas-steal-the-show-at-chennai-express/ | access-date=November 11, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name="The Express Tribune 2015">{{cite web | title=Ramazan Radar Chaat up a storm | website=The Express Tribune | date=June 25, 2015 | url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/909723/ramazan-radar-chaat-up-a-storm/ | access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> </references>
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