Pani Puri is a type of snack which is famous in North India. Pani puri is a mini wheat or semolina ball stuffed with some chick peas, moong dhal or potato with onion, sev coriander leaves and chaat masala as toppings, filled with sweet and spicy water made of pudina and jaggery.
To Make pani puri recipe, soak the black chana over night approximately for 8-9 hours.
Peel of the potatoes and boil both the chana and the potatoes together in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles approximately.
Wash and clean the mint and coriander leaves and chop them finely.
Take the seeds out of the dates and soak them in hot water.
Soak the measured quantity of tamarind in hot water.
Let both of them soak for half an hour approximately.
Squeeze the lemon and keep the juice separately.
Take a mixer jar and add the mint and coriander leaves to it and add the lemon juice, ginger and green chillies and grind it into a smooth paste by sprinkling a little water now and then.
Transfer the paste into a big vessel and pour four cups of water.
Now add 2 tea spoons of chaat masala, one spoon of pani puri masala, two pinches of black salt and half a tea spoon of rock salt to it and stir well.
Place the vessel in the stove and keep it in high flame and boil the water for five minutes.
Switch off the stove and let it cool for a few minutes.
After it is cooled completely, keep the vessel in the refrigerator and let it cool for 1-2 hours approximately. Bring it into room temperature
Mix the boondi while serving the puri.
Squeeze the soaked tamarind and strain it using a filter.
Put the soaked dates along with the water in a mixer jar and add the tamarind paste to it.
Add two tea spoons of sugar to it and grind well.
Make a smooth and thick paste out of it.
Dilute it with the required water to get the desired consistency.
Take the boiled potato and black chana in a large bowl and and add a teaspoon of red chilli powder, half a tea spoon of jeera powder and a pinch of chaat powder to it and mix it up with the required salt.
Take a puri and make a large hole in the middle of the puri gently with the thumb or index finger to create a hole for stuffing.
First, fill it up with a tea spoon of masala stuffings, and add a little onion, sev and top it up with coriander leaves.
Now dip the puri in the `katta pani first and then in the meeta pani and serve it instantly.
Similarly, prepare the other puris whenever required.
You can fill the puri with the stuffings, a few minutes prior serving but not the pani.
Serve it in a small bowl so that it is easy to hold in hand while eating.
Serving Size 100 g
Servings 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.