Pani Puri (Golgappa)

Pani-Puri or Golgappa however you call it, it is one one the most favorite snack and appetizer for most of us. Here I am giving away my Maa's secret to make mouth watering Pani-Puri.

Pani Puri consists of 3 main things:

1. Pani
2. Puri 
3. Stuffing for Puris

I believe if you can make good Pani, it tastes yummy with any stuffing. I generally buy my Puris from any Indian Store or you can make them at home. So lets begin!

Pani (Spicy water for filling puffed wheat tortillas)

This will make Pani enough for about 30 Puris.

Ingredients:
For grinding:
Chopped Cillantro leaves: 3 cups
Chopped mint leaves: 1 1/2 cup
Green Chilies: 4-6 (can add more if you need more spice)
Ginger: one small piece about 1 inch long
Lemon juice: 2 T-spoon 
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste

 For flavor:
Chaat masala to taste
Roasted cumin powder: 2 T-spoon
Red chili powder: 1 T-spoon
Tamarind-Date Cutney: 4 Table spoons
Water: 5 cups

Procedure:

Add all ingredients for grinding to the grinder and grind them into fine paste. Add water if you need while grinding.
In a large bowl mix the paste with water, cumin powder, red chili powder, tamarind-date chutney  and chaat masala. Stir well and store it in refrigerator until its cold. You can also add ice cubes for chilled pani-puri.This can be stored in refrigerator for 2-3 days. Store it in an airtight container to preserve all the wonderful flavors and freshness of mint.




Stuffing:
You can experiment a lot with stuffing and can change it the way you want. Here are some options.

1. Potato stuffing
2. Sprouts like black chana, green moong etc.
3. Ragada made for Ragada pattice
4. Prepared Chana Masala

Topping:
Various toppings can be used separate or together as per your taste.

1. Barik Sev
2. Boondi
3. Chopped onions 

Putting it all together:
Once you have everything ready, making Pani-Puri (Golgappa) is really easy.

Procedure:

1. Make a small hole in Puri
2. Fill it half with stuffing of your choice
3. For a little crunch add topping that you like.
4. Fill this Stuffed Puri with Pani (Spicy Water) to the brim. 

and I promise you once you start eating these it's very difficult to stop :)