Pani puri

Have you ever made a particular kind of food which the whole family enjoys,then you end up doing the same kind the whole week? Well I fall into that category. After my kachori chaat was a big hit at home,it boosted my spirit and I went one step further and made pani puri (well just the pani).

Making the Pani is super simple,but its the puri that makes the difference.I used store bought puri,which was not very crisp. I put it in a hot oven 200 degree C for 5 minutes ,when you remove it from the oven the puri will look and feel soggy but after few minutes will become super crispy. Or just make puris at home (I was too lazy to do that)

I sometimes feel Iam Julie from the movie Julie Julia, and Julia is Manjula  (manjulaskitchen).This is like my 7 th recipes from her blog.

Recipe source manjulas kitchen

Ingredients
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• 1 cup mint leaves
• 3 tbsp tamarind paste
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 to 4 green chillies
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black salt
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• pinch hing
• 1 tbsp roasted cumin powder
• 4 cups water (or more)
• 1 cup cooked moong dal or cooked chickpeas
• 1 cup boiled potatoes (chopped)
• 1 packet puri

Method

1. Grind mint leaves, tamarind paste,lemon juice, green chillies, salt, black salt, ginger powder, sugar, hing, cumin powder to a very fine paste.
2. Remove and add 4 cups or more water. Mix well.The pani is ready.Chill before serving.

How to serve

Make a hole in the puri, place 1/2 tsp of moong dal, 1/2 tsp of potatoes and 1 tbsp of pani inside puri.

And just stuff it into your mouth :)