Pani pooris are known as "Golgappas" in North India and "poochkas" in
West Bengal. It is a very popular street food or chaat item in India.
This snack is loved by both youngsters and adults.The crisp puris are
stuffed with potatoes, moong sprouts/chickpeas and then filled with
spicy chilled masala water and served. Making pani puri at home is
hygienic and economical. Today we will learn a very easy method to make
pani poori at home following our simple recipe.
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Ingredients needed for the pani
Ice cold water - 3 cups
Green chutney - 3 tbsp
Sweet chutney (dates tamarind chutney) - 2 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Chaat masala powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Roasted Cumin/jeera powder -1 tsp (dry roast cumins seeds and powder it)
Boondi - fistful
(Click the link for green chutney and sweet chutney recipes)
Method for preparing Pani
Take ice cold water in a bowl and mix all the ingredients mentioned
above from green chutney to jeera powder. There are no hard and fast
rules regarding the measurement. You can taste the pani and add more or
less of chutney or spice powder according to your personal preferences.
Chill for an hour for the flavors to get blended well with the pani. Add
a fistful of boondi to the pani.
