This is a delicious street food that is unique to my home town Salem in Tamilnadu. It is easy to prepare and a delicious party or tea-time snack. You can buy Thattuvadai (Indian crackers) from your local Indian grocer. You can also make it yourself. Or you can use any good brand of multi-grain crackers.
Salem Thattuvadai Set
Ingredients:
| For stuffing | ||
| Carrots | 4-5 | Washed, skin peeled, and shredded |
| Beetroots | 2-3 | Washed, skin peeled, and shredded |
| Raw green mango (optional) | 1 | Washed, and shredded |
| Big red onion | 1 | Finely chopped |
| For red chutney | ||
| Dried red chilli | 5-7 | – |
| Tamarind paste | 1/2 tsp | – |
| Tomato | 1 | Chopped |
| Red onion | 1 | Chopped |
| Garlic | 3-4 pods | Peeled and chopped |
| For green chutney | ||
| Cilantro | 1/3 cup | Cleaned and chopped |
| Mint | 1/3 cup | Cleaned and chopped |
| Fresh coconut | 1/3 cup | Shredded |
| Raw mango (optional) | 1/2 mango | Chopped |
| Green chilli | 4-6 | – |
| Cumin | 1/2 tsp | – |
| Lemon juice | 1 tbsp | – |
Procedure:
- Grind the ingredients for the chutneys into a fine paste using a blender. Add salt as desired and set aside.
- Take two crackers. Spread green chutney on one and red chutney on the other (only on one side of the cracker).
- Take a generous amount of vegetable stuffing and sandwich it between the two crackers.
- Enjoy with masala chai.
Here’s a video of a street food vendor preparing ‘Thattuvadai set’.
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