Pani Puri

Pani puri is a type of snack that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It consists of a round or ball-shaped, hollow puri, filled with a mixture of flavored water, tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion or chickpeas.

Across different Indian state it has different names, viz.

• Harayana – Paani Patasha

• Madhya Pradesh – Fulki

• Uttar Pradesh – Paani ke batashe

• In Assam – Phuska/Puska

• In Orrisa – Gup Chup

• Bihar, Jharkand, Bengal, Chhattisgarh – Phuchka

Following is the mouth watering recipe of Paani Puris:-

Ingredients

For the Puris (Count 40)

• 1/2 cup semolina (rava/sooji)

• 1/2 table spoon plain flour (maida)

• Salt to taste

• 1/4 cup chilled soda

• Oil for deep fry

For the pani (4 cups)

• 3 cups chopped mint leaves (pudina)

• 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

• 1/2 cup tamarind (imli)

• 1 tbsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)

• 1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies

• Roasted cumin seeds (jeera) 1 tbsp

• 2 tbsp black salt

• Salt to taste

• 4 tbsp finely chopped jaggery (gur)

Additional Ingredients

• Boiled potato & chickpeas for filling inside puris

• 1 cup khajur imli chutney

• 1 cup boondi, soaked in water for approx 10 mins

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