cheese dabeli recipe | kacchi cheese dabeli with dabeli masala with detailed photo and video recipe. a traditional street food, snack recipe from popular gujarati cuisine. it is also known as kachhi dabeli due to its origin from kutch region. cheese dabeli is an extended version of traditional gujarati dabeli recipe which basically contains dabeli masala stuffing and grated cheese as stuffing.
the key ingredient for cheese dabeli recipe holds in its dabeli masala. in other words, the dabeli masala spice mix adds the necessary flavour and taste to the dabeli stuffing. in addition the stuffing is added with pomegranate or anardhana seeds and spiced masala peanuts. pomegranate seeds gives sweet, sour and juicy taste, while the masala peanuts brings the crunchiness to the stuffing. further, the recipe is completed when the stuffed pav is grilled with butter and tossed or coated with fine nylon sev. however in this recipe i have added extra cheese stuffing to make it cheese dabeli recipe.
furthermore, some important tips and recommendations for a perfect street style kacchi cheese dabeli recipe. firstly, i have used homemade dabeli masala for this dabeli recipe, however you can use store bought dabeli masala too. secondly, i have used mashed boiled potatoes for the stuffing. alternatively, boiled and mashed raw bananas can also be used for strict jain recipes. lastly, i have added grated cheddar cheese in this recipe, which can be replaced with mozzarella cheese too. in addition you can completely skip cheese to make it plain dabeli recipe.
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cheese dabeli recipe | kacchi cheese dabeli with dabeli masala
Ingredients
for dabeli masala:
- 2 dried kashmiri red chilli
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin
- ¼ tsp saunf / fennel
- 10 whole black pepper
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 3 cloves / lavang
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp dry coconut / kopra / desiccated coconut
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
for stuffing:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp tamarind chutney
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 potato, boiled and mashed
- 2 tbsp fresh coconut, grated
- handful of pomegranate seeds / anardhana
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
- handful of sev, fine
- 2 tbsp masala peanuts
other ingredients:
- 6 pav
- ¼ cup tamarind chutney
- ¼ cup garlic chutney
- 1 cup cheese, grated
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 3 tsp butter, for roasting
- ¼ cup sev, fine
Instructions
- firstly, slit 2 sides of the pav and create pocket.
- spread one side of pav with a tsp of tamarind chutney and other side with garlic chutney.
- also stuff a tsp of prepared dabeli stuffing.
- top with a tbsp of grated cheddar cheese and a tbsp of chopped onions.
- further pour ½ tsp of tamarind chutney and garlic chutney.
- again stuff the prepared dabeli stuffing and level it out.
- heat the pan with some butter and place stuffed pav.
- roast on medium flame flipping both sides till the dabeli turns crisp.
- finally, roll the sides of dabeli in fine sev and serve cheesy kacchi dabeli.
how to make kachhi cheese dabeli with step by step photo:
dabeli masala recipe:
- firstly, in a thick bottomed pan dry roast 2 dried kashmiri red chilli, 1 tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp jeera, ¼ tsp saunf, 10 whole black pepper, 1 bay leaf, 1 black cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon stick and 3 cloves.
- also add 2 tbsp dry coconut, pinch of hing, ½ tsp sugar and ½ tsp salt.
- roast on low flame and blend to coarse powder.
- finally, dabeli masala is ready. keep aside.
dabeli stuffing recipe:
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil.
- add in prepared dabeli masala and 2 tbsp tamarind chutney. saute on medium flame for a minute.
- further add 2 boiled and mashed potato along with ½ tsp salt.
- mix the potato well with masala and cook for a minute. add water if required to adjust the consistency.
- now transfer to a plate and spread the stuffing.
- top the stuffing by sprinkling, 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut, 2 tbsp coriander leaves, handful of pomegranate seeds and fine sev.
- finally, garnish with 2 tbsp masala peanuts. to prepare masala peanuts, fry peanuts in a tbsp of oil and sprinkle salt and red chilli powder.
cheesy kacchi dabeli recipe:
- firstly, slit 2 sides of the pav and create pocket. do not cut into half.
- spread one side of pav with a tsp of tamarind chutney and other side with garlic chutney.
- also stuff a tsp of prepared dabeli stuffing.
- top with a tbsp of grated cheddar cheese and a tbsp of chopped onions.
- further pour ½ tsp of tamarind chutney and garlic chutney.
- again stuff the prepared dabeli stuffing and level it out.
- heat the pan with some butter and place stuffed pav.
- roast on medium flame flipping both sides till the dabeli turns crisp.
- finally, roll the sides of dabeli in fine sev and serve cheesy kacchi dabeli.
notes:
- firstly, stuff the stuffing depending on the size of pav.
- also use store brought dabeli masala if you are lazy to prepare from scratch.
- additionally, adding pomegranate seeds are mandatory. however you can also add tutti frutti.
- finally, cheesy kacchi dabeli taste great when served hot.
Hello really yummy ,but if suppose we r adding banana should we boil it like potato beforehand and which banana should we use?elakki banana?plz…….reply
no need of boiling banana..u can take any banana..but tastes great with mysore banana or cavendish banana..
Hi must we add the banana raw or should we boil it before mixing
don’t boil it..add raw
Turned out great
Thanks a ton 🙂
I must agree u are very creative. Keep it up.
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