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Pani Puri

Deep fried, hollow and crispy puris filled with spiced potato, chickpeas and onion dunked in a tangy and spicy mint-coriander-tamarind water
Servings 4
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

For the puri

  • 1 cup semolina / rava
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour / maida
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

For the pani

  • ½ cup mint leaves
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 1 tsp chaat powder
  • Black salt to taste
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 cup water
  • ½ cup boondi / fried gram balls

For the stuffing

  • 1 large potato boiled and cubed
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • ½ cup cooked white chickpeas
  • ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • 1 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

To make puri

  • In a bowl, mix semolina, maida, baking soda, salt and mix well. Add water little by little and knead to stiff dough. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
  • Knead the dough again and divide the dough into lemon sized balls. Take a ball and roll out into a thin circle. Cut out round discs using a round cookie cutter or small bowl .
  • Cover the cut out pooris with a cloth and proceed making round discs from the remaining dough. Keep the cut out puris covered with cloth until frying.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and fry 4-5 puris at a time . Once it puffs and turns golden brown, flip over and cook other side to golden brown.
  • Remove and drain the excess oil on a tissue paper. Cool and store the puris in an airtight container.

To make pani

  • Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, tamarind adding little water to a smooth paste.
  • Transfer the paste to a large bowl and add water. Add red chilly powder, cumin powder, chaat powder, black salt and mix well.
  • Chill the pani for 30 minutes. Then add the boondi. If serving later, add boondi at the time of serving.

To make stuffing

  • In a bowl, mix the potatoes with cumin powder, ½ tsp red chilly powder, chaat masala, salt and coriander leaves.
  • In another bowl, mix chickpeas with ½ tsp red chilly powder and salt.

To assemble pani puri

  • Crack the center of the puri with your thumb or a spoon. Stuff with potato, chickpeas and onion. Dip in the pani and serve immediately.

Notes

  • Keep the puris covered all the time with a cloth to prevent them from drying out.
  • Refrigerating the pani helps in blending the flavors.
  • Other stuffing that we can add are boiled moong sprouts and ragda. You can also add some sweet chutney to the stuffing.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian