Chotpoti With Secret Spice Mix

Oct 19, 2018

1 min read

The best comfot food :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQ3Wfd2Q-s

Chotpoti spice mix: Roast: Red chili 10- 12 pcs

Coriander seeds 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds 2 tbsp

Black pepper 10 pcs

Cloves 5 pcs

Panch phoron 1/2 tsp

Tamarind Sauce: Water 1 cup, tamarind pulp 1/2 cup

Black salt to taste

Roasted red chili 1 tsp

Chotpoti spice mix 1 tbsp

Brown sugar 1 tsp

Chat masala

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7 Comments

shihong wu

Aug 25

I love how this chotpoti recipe leans into that bold, tangy kick—the tamarind sauce sounds exactly like the kind of thing I’d want to drizzle over everything. There’s something so comforting about a street food recipe that feels both chaotic and precise at the same time. I tried making it last weekend and my kitchen smelled incredible for hours. If you’re like me and you like to keep a visual record of your cooking experiments, you might want to add name and date to photo so you can remember which batch had the extra chili. This one’s definitely going into my weekend rotation.

shihong wu

Aug 20

I love how this recipe breaks down the chotpoti process so clearly—that roasted red chili count really caught my eye, since it's the kind of detail that makes or breaks the heat balance. The tamarind sauce ratio feels approachable too, not overly complicated for a weeknight craving. I've been trying to recreate street-style dishes at home, and having a visual reference for the final texture would be so helpful. Speaking of visuals, if you ever want to share your own chotpoti photos or notes from a cookbook page, this image translator can pull the text right out of the picture. It's a neat trick for saving recipes you spot on your phone. Thanks for sharing the secret spice mix—I'm already…

shihong wu

Mar 15

As someone who loves documenting each small win (and failure) in the kitchen, I really appreciate how this Chotpoti recipe breaks the “secret” spice mix down into such clear, roast-first steps, from the dried red chilies and cumin to that touch of panch phoron that gives the masala its unmistakable depth. The balance between the tangy tamarind sauce, black salt, a hint of brown sugar, and chotpoti spice mix feels like it was written for anyone obsessed with getting that authentic Bangladeshi street-food flavor at home, not just eyeballing ingredients and hoping for the best. It’s the kind of structured yet flexible recipe I like to save so I can note how a little extra roasted chili or chat masala…