Sweet and Savory Katori chaat

Need an appetizer or snack for a party, try these sweet and savory Katoris.  ‘Katori or tokri’ refers to a bowl or canopies that are filled with sweet or savory filings. I like experimenting with katoris,whether be bread katoris, phyllo bowls, cone chaat, macaroni cups,  katori chaat , roti cones– I love to try my hands on all types of katoris.  Not only they are convenient to eat, they are fancy, yummy and made from scratch. 

Have guest coming over, no worries prep up these katoris or bowls way in advance and fill them up with your favorite filing. Let’s explore the katoris

SAVORY KATORIS –

Papad Katori Chaat – Papad katoris that are filled with a protein packed delicious salad; is perfect either as a light meal or as a tea time snack.  Yummy katoris that are filled with a protein packed delicious salad; is perfect either as a light meal or as a tea time snack.

Katori Chaat – Savory bowl made of all purpose flour are filled with potatoes, sweet and tangy chutneys!! About the filling- be as creative as you can. Have sprouts, corn, black beans, sour cream on hand – just play around and you can have an amazing filling for these katoris/canopies.

Cone chaat – Cone shaped perfect party appetizer. Make it well in advance and keep it in open (depending on the weather). These cones can also be made sweet – swap salt and ajwain with vanilla essence and sugar and fill it up with a sweet cream filling.

Bread paneer Basket – Deliciously baked veggie bowls filled with Spicy Paneer filling. These little one- bite munchies are quite a helper while planning a party.

Marconi cups – These are very versatile cups that always go over big with kids birthday party or potlucks. First of all they get their favorite macaroni and secondly, that too in a cup.. Yay!!

Mexican phyllo bowls – Deliciously baked Mexican veggie bowls are a perfect bite size appetizer for a birthday party, potluck dinner, game night or simple dinners to name a few.

SWEET KATORIS –

Chocolate cups filled with mousse – A delicious dessert that can be prepared in a jiffy. Combination of whipped cream, gelatin and fresh fruits creates a very light, airy and creamy mousse that would just melt in your mouth.

Mini custard choco bowls – The name itself is self-explanatory. A classic yet simple dessert made with mini shells filled with thick custard-chocolate pudding and for the finishing top it up with whipped cream and chocolate chips.