Sunday 22 March 2015

Easy Pani Puri


Pani puri is a famous street food of North India. However, nowadays it is available throughout India. It is eaten by filling the puris (deep fried crispy and hollow Indian bread) with Pani (spicy tangy water). It is also known by different names like Gol gappa, Phuchka and gup chup. The filling is also different in different parts of the country. It ranges from mashed potatoes to lentil sprouts to chopped onion to boiled chickpeas.
Pani puri is best served at home as it can be prepared to individual's taste preference. 

Ingredients:
Ready-made Puris -20
Date's chutney - 1cup
Lemon juice - 1/4cup
Sugar - 4tsps
Toasted cumin powder -2tsps
Iced cold water - 2cups

For the filling:
Boiled and mashed potatoes -1/2cup
Fried boondi/sprouts - 2tsps

Method:
Combine the dates chutney, lemon juice, sugar, toasted cumin powder and cold water. Balance the taste by adding more water. Pani or spicy water is ready.

To serve:
Make a small hole in the centre of each puri. Place a little filling in each of them. Fill it with the spicy water and consume it immediately.
To make it more pungent add chilli flakes to the potatoes. To make it less spicy, mix fresh orange juice to the spicy water. Pani puri can be served to kids by replacing the potatoes with fresh fruit pieces and the spicy water with any fruit juice of your choice.

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