Flavoursome Nippattu

It is a savory, crispy sandwich made with thattu vadais (crispy savory deep fried rice flour cookies), slathered with green coriander-mint chutney and red tomato-onion chutney and filled with a mixture of grated carrots, beetroots and onions in tangy lemon juice.
Being a Food blogger, constantly scouring the net for interesting recipes to try, give it my own twist and share it with all of You. It looked so easy and effortless to put together that I decided to make these with our evening tea or chai.
My family loved the crunch of these savory crisps along with the cooling and refreshing grated spicy salad; and  the flavors of the two spicy chutneys hit me with every bite!!!

 

All I needed was to make my own thattu vadais or get store bought ones (an easier and quicker option!). There is a small shop near our house where we buy all our savory snacks owned by a Tamilian (people from Tamilnadu are called Tamilians) and he had these thattu vadais. Well, now there was no stopping me from trying these out as I already had the ingredients to make the chutneys that go along with this snack. Carrots, beetroots and onions are a staple in my house. The way the street vendors serve is they place a layer of thattu vadais on the plate (or most of the time on a piece of newspaper), smear them with one chutney, then top them with loads of the filling of grated beets, carrots and onions in lemon juice before placing the top the top layer of thattu vadais, again smeared with the second chutney. I like more crunch and flavor in every bite and the messy presentation they place in front of you did not appeal to me. So, I decided to make them as individual sets or sandwiches which are easier to eat and look more presentable! Making these chutneys took no time at all and most of the time, most Indians have these chutneys or at least a variation of these in the refrigerator all the time.