I Need Snacks
The NYTimes has an article about chaat, described as:Chaats are jumbles of flavor and texture: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, crunchy, soft, nutty, fried and flaky tidbits, doused with cool yogurt, fresh cilantro and tangy tamarind and sprinkled with chaat masala, a spice mixture that is itself wildly eventful. The contrasts are, as one fan said, "a steeplechase for your mouth," with different sensations galloping by faster than you can track them.
The writer was wrong about Dimple, though. It's been on 30th St for a few years and did not just open. They've been serving delicious vegetarian Indian cuisine, chaats and sweets as long as i've been working in Midtown. For many weeks, my favorite lunch was samosa chaat - for $5.00 you get a potato-filled pastry topped with chickpeas, yogurt, crisps, cilantro, chopped onion, 2 kinds of chutney and hot peppers. The older woman behind the counter makes it the best, so definitely try it out.
Anjali told me about Sakhadia's on 45th just a few days ago. She recommended their pani puri and the cream of wheat cakes (i forget the name), both of which i love. Pani puri is totally in my top general snacks of all time list; crispy puffs (i love crispy crunchy foods), filled with potato chunks and chickpeas (2 more things that i love) and topped with cilantro water (you know i can't get enough of that herb!). I might go to VA in a few weeks, and i must eat at Woodlands; they have a multi-region vegetarian Indian buffet that has pani puri, which i plan to gorge on.
posted by beXn @ 1:13 AM
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