Pani Puri
North Indian dish - Gol gappa
Ingredients
For puris:-
- 1 cup Maida Flour
- 1 cup Semolina Rava
- Baking powder A pinch
- Salt As reqd
- Water for mixing
- Oil for frying
For pani:-
- Tamarind A lemon sized ball, Puli
- 15 nos Dates soaked in water
- 2 tbsp Jaggery powdered Sharkkara
- 2 sprigs Coriander leaves
- 2 sprigs Mint leaves Pudhina
- 2 tsp Cumin powder fried and powdered, Jeerakam
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 3 cups Water
For Filling:
- 2 cups Mashed potato
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1/2 cup Onion Finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves
- 1 tsp Chaat masala
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
- As reqd Salt
Instructions
- For making puris:- Mix together all the ingredients to make a smooth dough. You can also add 1 tbsp oil(optional) to the mixture for smoothness.
- There is no need to beat the dough.
- Make chapathis out of it and cut out very small round puris approximately 3 - 4 cm diameter.
- Heat oil in a kadai.
- Gently drop the puris. Gently press the puris so that it swells into a single bubble.
- Keep the fire slow and keep on turning the puris till its golden crisp.
- Take out pooris and drain on paper.
- For making the filling:- Mix together all the ingredients given adding enough salt to taste.
- Heat it gently and keep aside.
- For making the pani:- Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend well.
- :- Check for the taste. It should be a mixture of sweet, sour and chilly.
- For making pani puris:- Make a hole in the centre of the puri and first put some filling.
- Dip in pani and have.
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