We both like to eat some light snacks in the evening. Something that can be paired with ginger tea or coffee followed by a light dinner later in the night. The habit of eating snacks with evening tea is very common in India. It would mostly be something savory, like fritters or something deep fried. I never had the habit of making snacks back in India. By the time I reached home, it would be time for dinner followed by some pending work to finish.
However, it's been different since the time I moved to US and became a full time home maker. You will notice that I have quite a few snack items in my recipe index 🙂 I am always in hunt of snack recipes and at times, I try to come up with some new ideas. I avoid deep fried stuff these days because i'm trying to get back in shape... you know, time to get back in summer clothes. No more jackets or sweaters to cover those guilt calories 😀
Last evening, I was craving for Papri chat - an Indian favorite fast food/road side snack. Papri refers to crispy fried dough wafers made from refined white flour and oil. I was feeling too lazy to knead and then again, it would be deep fried! So, I decided to give my own twist and enjoy papri chat with tortilla bread. I cannot call it papri chat or even compare it with papri chat. But, all in all, it was a great light snack which could also be enjoyed as an appetizer .
Tortilla Cups with Tangy Filling
Ingredients
- 3 to rtilla bread
- 1 big potato
- ½ medium onion (finely chopped)
- ½ cup cilantro (finely chopped)
- 1 cup plain curd
- 1 cup spicy potato fried noodles/bhujia (you can find them in any Indian store)
- 1 teaspoon mango powder
- 1 teaspoon chilly powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon chilly flakes
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- oil to grease the muffin pans
- Cut each tortilla bread into four squares or circles.
- Boil the potatoes and chop them to bite size pieces.
- In a bowl, mix potatoes, onion, mango powder, salt, pepper, cumin powder and chilly flakes.
- In a separate bowl, mix the curd with some salt and chilly powder.
- Grease the muffin pans and place the chips in the pan. Press it a little bit to form a shape of muffin.
- Bake it for 15 to 18 mins at 400 F.
- Let it cool for a while and then take out the tortilla chips. It should look like crispy, tiny cups.
- Put the potato mix in the tortilla cups. Then, add curd on the top and finally, garnish with some chopped cilantro and bhujia.
- Serve it either as an appetizer or snack.. Enjoy 🙂
Nutrition
Sharing this dish with Cooking Thursday and Friday Potluck
Ameena
Making this with tortillas is a brilliant idea! It looks fabulous!!
Michele@FitFoodista
Your tortilla cups look and sound soooo good! A larger version with some greens in the bottom of the tortilla cup would make a fabulous, light summer salad.
Kate @ Diethood.com
Wow! Now that's a snack! YUMMMY - these look sooo pretty!!
Karen
What a nice little snack - these look really yummy!
Three-Cookies
Great innovation, those bhujia would add great crunch and flavour. Interesting that you are incorporating this snack into a dish. I love bhujia, extremely addictive.
Martha (MM)
How delicious and what gorgeous photography! Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful weekend!
Nandini
Very cute alternative cups! It makes a great snack to munch in the evening!
Lin Ann
These look delicious and sound like a nice light snack! Beautiful photos too. Glad you stopped by my blog. Your blog is wonderful! I love your profile and chuckled a little when I started reading it because it sounds like me and my husband! Looking forward to sharing recipes with you. Have a great day!
Karishma
Now that was an innovative idea, Kankana-substituting with tortilla cups! And as usual, your pics are wonderful...I think I've said this before, but I'm saying it again...I just love the layout of your blog, the visual appeal..it's all so neatly laid out and has a magazine like look...I read you writing in another post that your husband is behind the design, well then hats off to him and to you too for such entertaining posts that go with delicious recipes 🙂
Alea Milham
What a delightful snack! My husband gets home late, so I often try to make a snack for my kids to tide them over until dinner where we all eat together. This would be perfect for that purpose.
Jason@JLHealth
Kankana,
I would have to make a LOT of these if anyone else in the house wanted to have any...I think I would want to eat them all!
Great flavors and I'm glad you're a part of the hearth and soul hop.
Joanne
What a delicious little appetizer! Great idea.
Vicki @ WITK
I love the simplicity of this recipe, perfect for a snack. Beautiful photographs as well, so bright!
briarrose
Wonderful snack...I am always up for something with a hint of spice to it. 🙂
sonia
The tortillas cups with the filling of bhel puri is looking mouth watering. I wish your tray of cups cud fly to me, its really too good and well presented Kankana !
Rosa
Lovely! Those are perfect for summer apperitives.
Cheers,
Rosa
torviewtoronto
i like these flavours looks wonderful
Miriam
What a great idea! The oerfect snack :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Meghna
I love it!! Awesome idea Kankana!!! And I can’t say it enough… you pictures are glorious girl!!
OohLookBel
Your photos are gorgeous, as are the tortilla cups. Small snacks are good, except when I eat too many!