Servings: 4
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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
  1. Mix semolina, flour, baking soda and oil, add water as needed to make a firm pliable dough, knead well to smooth.
  2. Cover with a damp cloth and let rest for 20 minutes.
  3. Knead again and divide into 4 equal parts.
  4. Take one part, and roll a large thin disc with a rolling pin, make sure there are no cracks.
  5. Cut 1 1⁄2 inch circles (about 18) with a cookie cutter.
  6. Keep covered with a damp cloth.
  7. Repeat with the remainder of the dough.
  8. Heat oil on medium high and deep-fry until puffed and golden.
  9. Press puris with a skimmer to help puff.
  10. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
  11. 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
  1. Blend all the ingredients, except water, with 2 ice cubes until smooth.
  2. Add water, stir and let rest for 5 minutes, then strain.
  3. Mix the unstrained, in the filling.
  4. 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
  1. Mix all the ingredients, including the strained mixture, together. (Minus the topping ingredients)
  2. To serve, place a few puris on a plate.
  3. Place a bowl of pani on the side for pouring or dipping.
  4. Break puris in the center and place one teaspoonful of the filling inside.
  5. Layer with the topping ingredients.
  6. Finally pour pani on top or dip in the pani, and eat it whole at once.