Pani Puri / Gol Gappay

Serving for - 2

Poori Recipe

Ingredients

Rava/Sooji/Semolina - 1 cup

Warm Water - 1/3 cup

Maida/All purpose flour - 1 and half tbsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Procedure

• Take rava in a mixing bowl. Add in salt to taste and warm water. Mix well till sooji absorbs all water. Add in all purpose flour and make a soft dough. Add oil and knead the dough really well for about 5 minutes. Wrap it with plastic foil and let it rest for 20 minutes. Divide the dough in 2 equal parts. Now, make equal sized tiny balls and roll them evenly. Make sure you keep them covered with kitchen towel. When you finish with one batch, add wax paper on it, and keep remaining puri on it. 

• Drop puri in a hot oil. Press it lightly. when it puffs, flip to other side. Fry  8-10 puris at a time. Fry them nicely from both sides till they get slight brown color. If you want puri to be more crispy, then you can bake fried puris in a oven at 200 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes.

Pani Recipe

Ingredients

Water - 4 cups

Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup

Grated jaggery - 3 tbsp

Some cilantro

Green chilies - 2

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Chat masala - 1/4 tsp

Pani Puri masala - 2 tsp

Dry mango powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Procedure

• Take 4 cups of water in a big bowl. Grind green chilies, ginger and cilantro in a blender to make a smooth paste. Add in to water. Now, add all spices mentioned above and mix them really well. You can also add some mint leaves to give minty flavor to pani.

• Take one puri, make hole at center. Fill some boiled potato mixture, some boiled chickpeas, and some chopped onion. Pour pani in it. Garnish with sev and serve in a plate.