Pani Puri

Name: Pani Puri
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 to 3 medium potatoes; 1 small to medium onion (- optional); 1 to 1.5 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves)); 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder; 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder; ¼ teaspoon red chili powder, (optional); black salt or regular salt (as required); ½ cup tightly packed chopped mint leaves; 1 cup tightly packed chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves)); 1 inch ginger, (, chopped); 2 to 3 green chilies, (, chopped (for a less spicy pani, add about 1 green chili)); 1 tablespoon tightly packed tamarind; 3.5 to 4 tablespoons grated or powdered jaggery or sugar; 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder; 1 teaspoon chaat masala powder; ⅓ cup water, (for grinding); 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 (as required); 24 to 30 puris, (you could buy these puris readymade or make them at home); 1 small bowl of tamarind chutney or tamarind dates chutney (- optional)