This is a typical Mumbai street snack; the kind that locals would happily eat while walking along the beach or watching a cricket match. It is the kind of food that unites different communities.
Category: Side Dish
Cuisine: not set
30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil
30 ml/2 tbsp ground coriander
30 ml/2 tbsp ground cumin
2.5 ml/ 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
2.5 ml/ 1/2 tsp salt
2.5 ml/ 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
30 ml/2 tbsp gram flour mixed with a little water to make a paste
450 g/1 lb/3 cups cooked chickpeas drained
2 fresh green chillies chopped
5 cm/2in piece fresh root ginger crushed
75 g/3oz/1 cup fresh coriander cilantro) chopped
2 firm tomatoes chopped
fresh mint sprigs to garnish
For the potato cakes
450 g/1 lb potatoes boiled and mashed
4 fresh green chillies finely chopped
50 g/2oz fresh coriander (cilantro) finely chopped
7.5 ml/ 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
5 inl/1 tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
vegetable oil for shallow frying salt
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