Pani Puri

Name: Pani Puri
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 to 3 potatoes (- medium-sized); 1 onion (- small to medium-sized, optional); 1 to 1.5 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro)); 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder; 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder; ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (- optional); black salt (or regular salt or pink salt, as required); ½ cup chopped mint leaves (- tightly packed,); 1 cup chopped coriander leaves (- tightly packed (cilantro)); 1 inch ginger (- chopped); 2 to 3 green chilies (- chopped (for a less spicy pani, add about 1 green chili)); 1 tablespoon tamarind (- tightly packed); 3.5 to 4 tablespoons jaggery powder (or grated/chopped jaggery or sugar, add as required - check point 6 in notes); ⅓ cup water (for blending); 1 to 1.25 cups water (to be added later, add water as per the consistency you want); 1 to 1.5 tablespoons boondi ((fried tiny gram flour balls), optional); black salt (or regular salt, add as required); 24 to 30 puris (you could buy these puris readymade or make them at home); 1 small bowl Tamarind Chutney (or tamarind dates chutney - optional)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:15min

Pani puri is a popular Indian street food of crispy, fried, hollow dough balls that are stuffed with boiled potatoes, steamed moong sprouts, spicy tangy water and sweet chutney.

Updated at: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 07:47:02 GMT