Friday 17 July 2015

Pani poori / Gol Gappa

The pani puri also known as gol gappa is a popular street snack from India.
The English meaning of golgappa is "watery bread" or "crisp sphere eaten."


Pani puri :

Puri's : 10 
Pani : 2 cups
Potato filling : 1/2 cup
Chopped onion : 1/2 cup
Sweet Chutney : 4 Tbsp (optional)

Method :

Take a puri and pop a whole in centre. 
Stuff it with potato filling and add chopped onions.
Pour pani in the puri (or dip puri in pani and take it out)
If you are using sweet chutney add some.
Enjoy your yummy yummy pani puri :)

Puri Recipe for Pani puri :


Preparation Time : 30 mins + Cook Time: 20 mins plus 20 mins bake time
Makes : 40 approx 
Ingredients:

Fine Sooji : 1/2 cup
Salt : 1/4 tsp
Baking Powder : 1/8 tsp
Warm Water : 1/4 cup
All-Purpose Flour (Maida) : 1 Tbsp
Oil :1 tsp and Oil : for deep frying

Method:
In a shallow mixing bowl, add Sooji, Salt and Baking Powder. Mix well.
Add warm water and soak the sooji.
Sprinkle All-Purpose Flour and knead the sooji for 3-4 minutes until smooth and firm.
Drizzle 1 tsp Oil and knead again for 3-4 minutes.
(Kneading is the key)
Wrap dough in a plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes.
With 5 minutes left, start to heat oil for deep frying.

Divide dough in small bits and roll out each puri or roll a big round and use a cookie cutter or other cutting device to cut round puris. Oiling or dusting rolling surface will make rolling easier.



Deep fry puris until light golden brown and crisp and remove them onto a paper towel lined baking sheet.
Once all puris are fried, remove the paper towel and place baking tray into a preheated (200 degrees F) oven for 25-30 minutes or until all the moisture from the puris is gone.
Bring them to room temperature before storing in an air tight container.

Pani recipe for pani puri :


Ingredients :

Water : 5 cups
Mint leaves : 1 cup
Coriander leaves : 1/4 cup
Green chili : 6 (or to taste)

Red chili flakes : 1/2 Tbsp
Lemon : 1 tsp
Tamarind paste : 2 Tbsp
Amchoor powder : 1 tsp
Chat masala : 1 tsp
Black salt : 1 Tbsp
Salt : 1 Tbsp
Hing : 1/2 tsp
Black pepper : 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1 Tbsp
Ginger powder : 1 tsp (or you can even use small piece of ginger and add it while grinding)

Method :

Take a blender and add mint leaves, coriander leaves and green chili's.
Grind it into a fine paste while adding 2 Tbsp of water.
Take a bowl, add water and then this paste.
Now add all other remaining listed ingredients.
Mix it good and give it a taste test.
Adjust the taste.
This can be refrigerated for 10 day or you can even freeze it for 3 months.

Potato filling recipe for pani puri :

Ingredients :

Boiled potatoes : 6
Boiled Chana : 1/2 cup (Chick pea/ black chick peas/ yellow peas - you can use any of these)
Chopped onion : 1/4 cup
Salt : to taste
Black salt : to taste
Red chili flakes : 1 tsp
Cumin powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1tsp
Amchoor powder : 1/2 tsp

Method :

Take a bowl, add boiled potatoes and mash them a bit.
Add all other ingredients listed and mix it very well.
(You can even add a tsp of  mint, coriander paste that we made for pain)
Give it a taste test and adjust the seasoning as per your preference.


Enjoy your heavenly delicious pani puri :)
Thank you do post your comments !!!

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