Origin of Pani-Puri / Puchka / Golgappa / Pani Patashe:
Pani-Puri Recipe, golgappa, puchka, pani patashe. perhaps one of the most common and popular indian street food recipe. basically it is combination of street food recipe made with small puri balls filled with spiced and mashed aloo and a specially made spiced water. it is often served as a dessert snack after having spicy chaat recipes like, bhel puri, sev puri or pav bhaji recipes.
indian street food recipes are world famous because of the taste, flavour and combination of spices. most of them are either made with ragda curry or with the combination of deep fried snacks in a chaat chutney. but there are some other unique water based street food recipes and pani puri recipe or golgappa is one such popular street food snack.
PANI PURI RECIPE:
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 15-25
Ingredients:
For Puri:
- 4 cups Semolina, सूजी
- 1/2 cup All purpose flour, मैदा
- Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
- Warm water, गुनगुना पानी
- Oil for frying, तेल
For Pani Puri ka Pani:
- 2 cups Mint leaves, पुदीना
- 1 cup Coriander leaves, हरा धनिया
- 1 inch Ginger, peeled, slice, अदरक
- 2-3 green Chillies, broken, हरी मिर्च
- ¼ cup Jaggery, गुड़
- 1 cup Ice cubes,बर्फ के टुकड़े
- Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
- 2 cup Water, पानी
- 1 tsp Rock salt , काला नमक
- 1 tbsp Roasted Cumin powder, जीरा पाउडर
- 1½ tsp Chaat masala, चाट मसाला
- ⅓ cup Tamarind pulp, इमली का गूदा
- ½ cup salted Boondi, बूंदी
- For Potato Masala (stuffing)
- 1 large Potato, boiled, आलू
- 1 tsp roasted Cumin powder, भुना जीरा पाउडर
- 1 tsp Rock salt, काला नमक
- ½ cup Green Moong, boiled, हरा मूंग
- 1 tsp Chaat masala, चाट मसाला
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder, लाल मिर्च पाउडर
For Serving:
- Tamarind chutney, इमली की चटनी
- Sev, सेव
- Salted Boondi, बूंदी
- Ragda, रगड़ा
- Green Moong, हरा मूंग
- Puri, पुरी
- Pani, पानी
Process for making Pani-Puri:
For Puri:
● In a parat, add semolina, all purpose flour, salt to taste and warm water as required.
● Knead into a stiff dough using enough warm water. Cover it with wet muslin cloth and rest aside for 25-30 minutes.
● Roll out the dough and cut it with the help of a round cutter. Let rest again for 3-5 mins.
● Deep fry the puris till golden brown.