Panipuri is a popular street food that needs no introduction. The fun of eating panipuri is not limited to youngsters alone. The street vendor has a roaring business by selling this daily.
Panipuri, the small puffed puris are filled with a filling and eaten with a spicy, sweet and tangy water in it. Simple pleasures of life, isn’t it? It is called as Panipuri in north india, Golgappa in Uttarpradesh, Puchka in Bengal and Gujarat, and as Gupchup in Jharkhad and Chattisgarh.
Different fillings can be used to fill the puri. The water is spicy, tangy and tasty. Different versions of pani too are made. Here is one kind which I often make at home.
Recently, I found puris on Urban Platter in Amazon and thought of trying them. Thus, I ordered a pack to see how it was. The puris are like fryums, you need to fry them and serve, isn’t that awesome? Once I put them in the oil, it puffed up, and I was wondering, such small ones, soon it enlarged and was perforated with patches. It was bigger than my usual ones! Taste wise, yes, did like it.
Earlier, I used to get from my local vendor. He makes a pack of these and keeps them ready whenever I need.
For the filling, I love using moong. I soaked the moong overnight, I replaced the water and boiled it with a little salt. One can also use a mixture of potatoes and chickpeas along with spices in it.
I am too scared to eat panipuri outside as we are never sure of the kind of water used. A little precaution does go a long way. It’s been many years since I have been regularly making at home whenever the children demand.
Recipe for Pani Puri
Ingredients:
30 puris
For the stuffing:
- 1 cup moong
- salt to taste
- 2 onion finely chopped
For the water:
- 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
- a few mint leaves (20 -30 leaves)
- 1 green chilly
- 1 inch ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon tamarind pulp
- 1 tablespoon jaggery
- 1 litre water
Method:
To make the stuffing:
- Soak the moong over night. The next day, drain the water, wash in running, put some water and boil with a little salt. As they are soaked, they cook fast.
- Once they cool down, remove the water and put the cooked moong in a bowl.
- Add onions to it. Mix well and keep it aside.
To make the pani :
- Wash coriander and mint leaves.
- Grind them along with tamarind pulp, green chilly, ginger, salt to a fine paste.
- Take water in a bowl. Add the ground paste, jaggery, cumin powder and chaat masala to it.
- Keep it aside for an hour. Allow the flavours to imbibe.
To serve:
Place six puris in a plate ( any number as you wish!), put some filling in a small bowl and the pani in another bowl.
How to eat it:
The puri is lightly broken at the top. A spoonful of filling is put into it. Some pani is put into it and immediately put into the mouth.
Pani puri
Ingredients
- 30 small puris
For the stuffing
- 1 cup moong
- 2 onions finely chopped
- salt to taste
For the pani
- 1 litre water
- 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
- 20 mint leaves
- 1 green chilly
- 1 inch ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon chat masala
- 3 tablespoon tamarind pulp
- 2 tablespoon jaggery
- salt to taste
Instructions
To make filling
- Soak moong overnight. Drain the water, wash in running water and cook it with a little salt until tender.
- Put the cooked moong in a bowl, add onions to it and mix it.
To make pani
- Wash coriander and mint leaves.
- Grind them to a fine paste along with green chilly, ginger and tamarind pulp.
- Take water in a bowl. Add the paste to it. Put cumin powder, salt, chat masala and jaggery to it.
- Close and keep it aside for an hour, let the flavours imbibe.
To serve panipuri
- Put six to eight puris in a plate. In a small bowl, put the filling. In another bowl serve the pani.
How to eat panipuri
- Take a puri in the hand, lightly break it on the top. Put a spoonful of filling to it, add some pani and eat it immediately.
Notes
- A filling of potatoes and chickpeas can also be made.
- Dates chutney may be used as a filling, then, do not add jaggery in the water.
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oh wow, mouth watering. anytime for gol gappe. your post makes me drool
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Who can say no to Panipuri…can have this anytime …looks delicious
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I saw this product in Indian shop here as well, but didn’t buy, maybe next time..Pani Puri here I come 🙂
It’s good Jagruti. You can try it the next time. Thanks for the visit.
A classic and all time fav. I could eat tons of these 🙂 yummmmmmm
Thankyou..same here
Wow, those puri puffed up just so perfectly. Love that moong dal filling — never tried that. Will give your recipe a try soon.
Thankyou, do give a try and let me know how it was.
The poori look so perfet just like the ones we get from vendors. I love golgappa to the core.
Thankyou Sapana
This is my favorite thing to eat it in the world! Looks delicious!
Thankyou Nandita
Jayashree, you’re tempting me.. I love pani puri. The puris have turned out well, considering they are pre rolled.
Thankyou Mayuri for the visit.
I have never tasted these but will search local Indian grocery stores, they look delicious
Thankyou for the visit. Do give a try, I am sure you will like it, it’s tangy.
Homemade golgappas look really awesome !!
Thankyou Sharmila, they are pre made
As always… your recipes make me really interested in Indian cuisine 🙂 Need to start trying them out finally!!
Do give a try, I am sure you will like them Monika. Thanks for the visit.
Gorgeous!! One of my favorite chaats 🙂 🙂 Love it!
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Jayashree, I am drooling here looking at the pani puri- an absolute favorite!
Thankyou Sandhya, glad you liked it.