Pani Puri

Pani Puri is a North Indian snack loved by everyone.In Mumbai it is filled with yellow peas and flavoured water while in Kolkata,Delhi it is filled with potato and chick peas.So from state to state it differs.Firstly it was introduced in Bihar.I have made the filling of potato and onion.Here goes the recipe.

Preparation Time : 30 mins

Cook Time : 20 mins

Total Time : 50 mins

Servings : 4

Ingredients: 

Boiled potatoes-4 medium size

Chopped Onion-1/4th cup

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Pudina-1/2 bunch

Dhanya/Corainder leaves-1 bunch

Green chilli-2

Ginger-1 inch

Dates-15 nos

Tamarind-1 big lemon size

Jaggery-medium ball size

Asafoetida-2 tsp

Salt-to taste

Hot water-1/2 cup

Procedure:

1.Soak tamarind in normal water and dates in hot water for 10 mins.

2.By the time it soaks let's boil the potatoes in the cooker for 7 whistles.Wash the potatoes and cut them into half or quarter,add little salt and boil them.once boiled remove the outer skin and transfer it to a bowl.Mash the potatoes with masher and then add 1/4th cup of onions,1 tsp chilli powder,handfull of chopped corainder leaves,a pinch of asafoetida, required amount of salt and mix it.

3.Now take the tamarind water and squeeze the pulp from it and transfer it to Kadai or Pot.now boil it for 10 mins.Blend dates in a mixie jar with jaggery or else put directly jaggery into the Kadai.

4.Add the blend dates and boil it for 10-15 mins.The sweet chutney is ready and then serve once it is cooled.If you refrigerate this chutney it will be good for months.You can adjust the consistency of sweet chutney.By adding water it will become watery.

4.Take another jar,add 1/2 bunch pudina leaves,1/2 bunch corainder leaves,2 chilli,1 inch ginger.Blend it by mixing it with little water.

5.Now add 3 spoons of Pani Puri masala or Chaat masala,1 tsp of salt and 4 glass of water.Mix it thoroughly.The spicy water is ready.

6.Assembling of Pani Puri-

Now make a hole in the puri,add one spoon of potato stuffing,then one spoon of sweet chutney and pour this spicy water in to the puri and have it.