Wednesday 5 December 2007

Pani Puri / Golgappa


Ingredients:


To make puri:

1 cup Semolina (Rava / Suji)

3 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

Oil to deep fry


To make pani:

1/2 cup Tamarind (Imli) Pulp

2 cups Water

2 tblsp roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera) Powder

2 tblsp un-roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera)

Coriander Leaves 3

Green Chilly (Hari Mirch)

2 tblsp Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves) Chutney

1 tblsp Black Salt (kala namak )

2 tblsp Jaggary (Gur)


To make sweet Chutney:


1 cup Gud(jaggery)

1 cup tamarind pulp

1 cup Dates

1 cup water

1 teaspoon powdered JiraHalf

Half teaspoon red chilli powder


For filling the Puri:

Half cup sprout Mug Lightly cooked

Half cup Potatoes Boiled and chopped finely

Half cup boiled Black chickpeas(kale channa)


How to make pani puri:
To make pani:


Measure all ingredients.
Adjust spices and tangyness to taste.
Strain through a wire strainer to remove any rough bits.


To make puri:


Mix sooji, maida, baking soda, salt and enough water to knead a soft dough.
Stand covered with wet cloth for 15-20 minutes.
Make small sized balls.
With the help of some dry maida or sooji, roll into thin rounds.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry puris till very light brown and crisp.
Drain in a paper towel for a while to dry out the oil.
Store in an airtight container when cool.


To make sweet Chutney:


Heat all the ingredients of the chutney and sieve to get a smooth chutney.Let it cool


To make the filling:


Mix all the ingredients given.



Usually the puri is available in most of the Indian grocery stores

16 comments:

--xh-- said...

wow - panipuris - one of my fav street side food :) thnx for the recipe, will try it one day.

Vasanthan said...

i have never eaten pani puri. it looks so difficult to cook. either i get come one to cook for me or i have to come to chennai to eat it.

+ one more reason to come to chennai.

Kuttibalu said...

I always thot that Puri are bought from outside and only the pani and filling are made. Sure will try n thanks for posting this.

amna said...

Did u tag me for the new years resolution tag? I didnt see my name it thats why asking :)

EC said...

I made them just now and the snap u posted is asking me to just gulp it down immediately

Sudha said...

Hey thanks for the recipe.I always liked golgappas

empress said...

i love pani puri.... im making them tommarow.... i have my own recipe for pani puri... everybody loves them...

ishqia said...

love pani puri..

had tried that recently at home.. yummy yummy

ishqia said...

my mouth is watering looking at all this tasty pics..

Shalini Gowrisankar said...

@Anoop

My fav one too :)

@Vasanthan

Do try it out soon, else your missing out something big in life :p

@Kutti balu

Thou' its bought, there should be someone who makes it rite :)

@Nags

Yup, I did, take your time dear :)

@easy crafts

That's great!

@Sudhakar

My pleasure! One of my favourites as well :)

@gehhna

That's great, when you have a recipe of ur own :)

@ishqia

How did it come?? Now, Im craving for Pani puri as well ;)

Nish said...

Nice !! more "quick snack" recipes plz..

ShantanuDas said...

Puris for the pani puri at other places are made from wheat flour (not maida but atta) and no semolina.. and I do not think the roadside seller uses baking soda...u know cost saving? :-)

@vasanthan -- Pani Puris are available in all cities.. they are not South Indian Specialities.

Usha Pisharody said...

Thank you! Wl certainly try this. Where we live, panipuris are not to be found except rarely, at one of the malls :( So I shall do this, and let you know:)

thanks also for your visit at the blog.

Anonymous said...

hey thanks for stopping through...please always come again...



so you like to cook huh??

sethu341 said...

hey have u tried out all the recipes.....its sad one who comes wid u--------anyway njoy..

christi said...

Just made this for my daughter's 2nd birthday party and it was a big hit! Was looking for a recipe that replicated my favorite UP chaat houses and this was it. Thanks!