Pani Puri Recipe

Who would't like this Popular Indian street Pani Puri snack. In aboard, where we live it is little hard to get so i started to learn how to make Pani Puri at home. The main filling could be either boiled chickpeas, white beans or even mixed pulses mixed with smashed potatoes, for more crispiness chopped onion and coriander leaves, sweet chutney and dipped in tangy cooled spicy water, you can literately feel the explosion of many flavors in your mouth. Enjoy :)

In India, in Hindi language Pani means water and Puri is deep fried Indian flat bread, prepared with wheat flour or All Purpose Flour or Semolina (coarse wheat flour). The size varies from big, medium and small.  Big and medium puri served for breakfast with sabji/curry and small one served as snack just like this Pani Puri.

These are main fillings that you will need it for Pani Puri.

Puri - It is little time consuming to prepare, so i got from Indian store (will share the recipe soon!)
Boiled Beans and smashed Potatoes Filling
Pudina/Mint leaves, coriander leaves and greenchili Spicy Pani
Khajur/Dates & Imli/Tamarind ki Chutney
Chopped Onion and coriander leaves filling

Beans and Potatoes filling:

Ingredients for the filling:

Potatoes - 2 nos
White Beans/Mixed Beans - 1 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:
Step 01) Cook the white beans or mixed beans & potatoes in a pressure cooker up to 2 whistles 
Step 02) let them cool for 30 mins. Then smash the potatoes
Step 03) Take a bowl add the cooked beans, smashed potatoes, salt, coriander leaves and lemon juice and mix it well


Mint /Pudina and coriander leaves green chili Spicy Pani:


For Grinding:
1 cup Mint leaves (Pudina leaves)
1 cup Fresh coriander leaves
2-3 green chilies
Ginger- small piece

For Masala Powders:
2 tbsp - PaniPuri Masala Powder(mixture of many Indian spices) available in Indian store
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

Step 01) Grind the above mentioned ingredients smoothly
Step 02) Strain the mixture through a sieve and then mix with 2 cups of chilled water
 Step 03) Add pani puri masala powder,  lemon juice and sugar and stir it thoroughly
Step 04) Refrigerate it. More chilling enhance the tastes of the water. Always try to make the water one day before.


Sweet Chutney/  Date/Khajur and Tamarind/Imli ki Chutney:


Ingredients:

10 to 12 nos. of  Khajur/Dates
Olive size Imli / Tamarind 
2 tbsp Jaggery powder (Indian sweetener made from sugar cane juice) available in Indian store
1 tsp Jeera powder/Cumin seeds Powder
1 tsp Saunf powder / Fennel Seeds Powder
1 tsp Red Chili powder
1 tsp Black Salt or Chaat Masala
Salt to taste

Method:

Step 01) De seed the Dates and Tamarind and soak in water for about 10 mins
Step 02) Cook dates and tamarind together by adding 1 cup of  water in a heavy bottom pan
Step 03) Once it becomes soft add cumin seeds powder, fennel seeds powder, black salt/chaat masala and red chili powder.
Step 04) Add salt and jaggery powder. Stir well and cook till the mixture thickens.
Keep aside to cool down.
Step 05) Then blend it in a mixer and store it in a dry air tight container. Refrigerate and use as required.


How to serve the Pani Puri

Step 01) Keep every fillings ready on table
Step 02) Take a puri make a hole in the center big enough to fill the stuffing.
Step 03) First fill the beans and potatoes filling, Then fill the chopped onions and coriander leaves
Step 04) Add a tsp of sweet chutney i.e. dates and tamarind chutney
Step 05) Lastly immerse it in chilled spicy water and eat the whole poori/puri with the stuffing.


Enjoy the home made awesome pani puri at home:)

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