Pani Puri

Pani Puri or Golgappa or Gup Chup or Aloo Chaap – known by several different names across India, this is one street food which is loved by all. A pani puri is basically a small puri, stuffed with some dry ingredients (can be spicy mashed potato, boondi, sprouts etc), then dipped in a tangy water and then in a spicy one and then – well! needs to be immediately popped in the mouth. The beauty of this snack is that every one can have their own perfect combination. Thats why we often hear these statements at a pani puri stalls – “bhaiya- meetha zyada” or “bhaiya masala thoda aur dalna” and many more. In fact many people often have their favorite pani puri thela

I absolutely love chaats and all kinds of street food – Puri chole, Pav bhaji, Ragda Pattice to name a few. A healthy addition to my chaat list is Sprouts Chaat. I think, the word chaat itself makes me hungry. I can have chaat for lunch, snacks and dinner and I am sure I am not the only one with chaat craze I am lucky that hubby loves chaats too, so they often figure on my menu

Below is the way I like my pani puri

Ingredients:
Mint leaves : 1 cup (heaped)
Coriander leaves : 2 tbsp
Ginger : 1 inch
Green Chilli : 2
Tamarind : 1/3 cup (seeds removed)
Cumin Powder (Jeera Powder) : 1/2 tsp
Black Salt : 1 tsp
Salt : 1/4 tsp (as per taste)
Khajur Imli Chutney : 1 cup (you can either dilute it to make it watery for dipping the puri or pour little of chutney in each puri.)
Puris : 50

For the poori stuffing: (you can have either one or a combination as per your choice)
Boondi : 1 cup (dry or soaked)
Potato : Boiled and smashed with 1/2 tsp chaat powder
Black grams: 3/4 cup ( Boiled)
Sprouts: 3/4 cup

Method of Preparation:

1. Add the mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, chilli and tamarind to a mixer unit and grind to a fine paste.
2. Transfer the contents to a large bowl, add cumin powder, black salt, salt and around 1 ltr of water and mix well. Your pani for the pani puri is ready. Refrigerate it if you wish to have chilled pani puri.
3. Just before serving, crack a small hole in a puri, add the stuffing of your choice, add some khajur imli chutney (or dip in diluted khajur imli chutney) and the pani poori water. Pop it in your mouth immediately

You can alter each of the parts in the puri as per your taste. I love it with more khajur imli chutney

Pani Puri recipe