Pani Puri
Servings: 4
Puri
Ingredients
- 1 cup Semolina
- 1 tbsp All purpose flour
- ⅛ tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Oil
- Hot water (as needed)
- Oil (for frying)
Instructions
- Mix semolina, flour, baking soda and oil, add water as needed to make a firm pliable dough, knead well to smooth.
- Cover with a damp cloth and let rest for 20 minutes.
- Knead again and divide into 4 equal parts.
- Take one part, and roll a large thin disc with a rolling pin, make sure there are no cracks.
- Cut 1 1⁄2 inch circles (about 18) with a cookie cutter.
- Keep covered with a damp cloth.
- Repeat with the remainder of the dough.
- Heat oil on medium high and deep-fry until puffed and golden.
- Press puris with a skimmer to help puff.
- Remove and drain on a paper towel.
- Puris should be crisp.
Pani
Ingredients
- 1 cup Green coriander (chopped)
- ½ cup Fresh mint (chopped, substitute 2 tbsp dried)
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- ½ tsp Green chilies (crushed)
- 1 tsp Ginger (crushed)
- ½ tsp Black salt
- ½ tsp Ground cumin
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Chaat masala
- ¼ tsp Red chili powder
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 4 cups Water
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients, except water, with 2 ice cubes until smooth.
- Add water, stir and let rest for 5 minutes, then strain.
- Mix the unstrained, in the filling.
- Add 2 tbsp boondi in the water (optional).
Filling
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown chana (boiled, mashed)
- 1 cup Mashed potatoes (2 medium potatoes)
- ¼ cup Onion (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp Salt (or to taste)
- ½ tsp Ground cumin
- ½ tsp Chaat masala
- 1 tsp Red chili powder (or to taste)
- ½ tsp Amchur powder
- 1 cup Onion (finely chopped, for topping)
- Sweet tamarind chutney (for topping)
- Spicy sev (for topping)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients, including the strained mixture, together. (Minus the topping ingredients)
- To serve, place a few puris on a plate.
- Place a bowl of pani on the side for pouring or dipping.
- Break puris in the center and place one teaspoonful of the filling inside.
- Layer with the topping ingredients.
- Finally pour pani on top or dip in the pani, and eat it whole at once.