Chatpati PaniPuri

I don't think that any one needs an introduction to Pani puri. It is a popular and well known "chaat" is the epitome of the indian road side snacks .They are known as “golgappas” in northern India and as”poochkas” in west Bengal. Each region or home have their own version of Pani Puri, in terms of fillings. But I prepared potato and chana stuffing. Puri is a crunchy round hollow ball of deep fried flour and semolina, pani refers to the chilled tangy flavored Mint and coriander water.

To make pani puri recipe at home you can use store bought or homemade puris. Next we need to prepare the tangy pani. The other ingredients for stuffing the pani puri recipe are mashed potatoes, slightly boiled kala chana, sweet tamarind and dates chutney, Green Mint coriander chutny, boondi, sev, chopped onions etc. Chopped onions are optional. Few people prefer it and some may not like it. 

Chatpati Pani Puri:

Chatpati Panipuri

Serve: 4 pax
Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Pani Puri packet  : 1

Pani 

Ingredients:

1. Water : 6 cups
2. Fresh tightly packed mint: 3/4 cup
3. Fresh tightly packed Coriander: 1/2 cup
4. Green Chilies: 4 to 5
5. Ginger : 1/4 inch
6. Panipuri masala: 1/2 tbs
7. Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp
8. Lemon Juice: 3 tbs
9. Tamarind Pulp: 2 tbs
10. Boondi: 1/2 cup
11. Black salt: 1 tsp
12. Salt: as per taste

Procedure:

1. For making tamarind pulp, soak tamarind in hot water for 20 mins mesh soaked tamarind with fingers and separate pulp from fiber and seeds.strain out all pulp through sieve.
2. Combine all ingredients and tamarind pulp in blender and grind till it became fine paste using little water.
3. Transfer paste in to large bowl and add remaining water and boondi it to it, Adjust the spices and tanginess according to taste. Refrigerate for half an hour before serving.

Stuffing

Ingredients:

1. Boiled potatoes: 2 to 3 medium size
2. Boiled Kala Chana: 1/4 cup
3. Black Salt: as per taste
4. Chopped coriander: 1 tbs
5. Red chilly powder: as per taste
6. Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp
7. Chopped Onion: 1/4 cup (Optional)

Procedure:

1. Soak kala chana overnight and pressure cook them for up to 3 whistles by adding 1/4 tsp salt and water.
2. Peel boiled potatoes and mash them. 
3. Mix all ingredients with mashed potato, spicy stuffing is ready.

Assembling Panipuri:

1. Take puri in your palk, lightly press the top to make small hole in the center of puri.
2. Stuff the puri with the picy mashed potato stuffing, chopped onion, tamarind date chutny, mint chutny and finally fill the puris with chilled mint coriander pani.
3. stuff the whole puri in your mouth immediately. Then savor the explosion of flavors.
4. for small kids, stuff only mashed potatoes without kala chana ,tamarind date chutny and sev.
5. At last Enjoy masala puri by stuffing mashed potatoes and sprinkling cumin powder, black salt, chaat masala and sev .

Chatpati Panipuri