Pani means water and Puri means small deep fried puffed bread. This is an extremely popular street side snack originally from Benares but is now popular all over India. The Puri is stuffed with Green gram and filled with tangy, sweet and spicy water and the whole puri is stuffed into the mouth and relished. It is called by different names with different filling. This is also called as “Puchka” in West Bengal, “Pani ke Baththashe” in Uttar Pradesh and Golgappa in parts of North India.
Time Required: 30 Minutes
Ingredients:
20 Small Puris
For the Filling:
1 Cup Green Gram, whole
1 Onions, Chopped finely
Salt to taste
For the tangy water/Pani:
2 Glasses of water
2tbsp Sweet Chutney/Meethi Chutney
½ tbsp Pudina Chutney/Mint Chutney
½ tbsp Kala Namak/Black Salt
1tsp Jal Jeera Powder, available in the market
1tsp Pani Puri Powder, available in the market
Salt to taste
Method:
Soak Green Gram for 4 hours, boil with Salt and sieve. Keep aside.
Take a Puri and break one side of the puri without damaging the base. Fill a spoon of Green Gram and half a spoon of Onion.
If needed, add Sweet Chutney.
Now dip the stuffed Puri in the tangy water and remove it by filling the tangy water in it and serve immediately.
