I love chats and my fav is always dahi puri(recipe coming up soon) and pav bhaji. I have tasted pani puri only once and am not very fond of it but still once in a while I like it mainly for the burst of different flavours – spicy, tangy, sweet and yummy. I admit that I made this just for this post sake as I didnt have any craving for pani puri 😉 but reserved the puris for making my fav dahi puri 🙂
Puri Recipe – Ingredients
- Maida(APF) – 1/4 cup
- Whole wheat flour(Atta) – 1/4 cup
- Semolina (Rava / Sooji) – 1 cup
- Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp
- Salt – as required
- Oil – to deep fry
I tried a slightly different version of puri from vahchef you can check it here with stepwise
How to make puri:
- Combine rava, wheat flour, maida, baking soda and salt, add water little by little to make a stiff dough like how we make for puris.Allow it to rest for atleast 15-30mins.
- Knead the dough once again and pinch equal sized lemon sized balls. Using the chapathi roller, roll out thin rotis and cut with a lid or cookie cutter as a small round puris.
- Heat oil in a kadai(it shouldnt be piping hot) slide 3-4 puris at a time and using the laddle press in the center and along the edges to make the puris puff up.
4. Flip over to other side and cook to golden brown on both sides.Drain in a tissue paper.Cool and store in an air tight container and use when required.
Pani Recipe – Ingredients
- Tamarind – 1/4 cup firmly packed
- Water – 2 cups
- Chat masala / Amchur powder – 1 tsp
- Roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera) Powder – 1 tsp
- Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp for garnish
- Mint leaves + coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
- Black Salt – to taste (I used normal salt)
How to make pani:
- Soak the tamarind in ½ cup of water for approximately 1 hour. Strain out all the pulp through a sieve.
- Combine this pulp with the remaining ingredients(chat masala/amchur powder, roasted jeera powder,mint,coriander leaves) except salt and grind it to a fine paste.
- Transfer the paste into a large bowl and combine with the 2 cups of water, salt and mix well.
- Chill for at least an hours after making for the flavours to blend well.
Pani Puri Recipe – Ingredients
- Puri – 12 to 15 pooris
- Pani – 2 cups
- Onion – 1 chopped finely
- Potatoes – 2
- Chilly powder -1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Sprouted green gram – 1/2 cup(I soaked green gram for 4 hrs and pressure cooked for 1 whistle, you can use sprouted green gram too)
- Mint chutney – 2 tbsp
- Sweet chutney – 2 tbsp
- Sev / Oma podi – 1/4 cup
- Salt – for taste
How to assemble Pani Puri:
- Mash the boiled potatoes, mix turmeric, chilli powder and salt, Keep aside.
- Crack a small hole in the centre of each puri. Drop a tsp of mashed potatoes, then a tsp of green gram , then add mint chutney, sweet chutney and then chopped onion. Finally top it up with sev and pour the prepared pani.
- Serve immediately and enjoy the explosion of the sweet tangy and spicy flavours together.
Serve immediately as the puris will tend to be soggy after some time. Pani Puri is said to be the king of chats and is a famous street food in north india. These days we find pani puri stalls more common even in south india too.
My Notes:
- You can use sprouted green gram too instead if cooked green gram.
- Resting the dough is very important is making the puris perfect. You can store them in airtight cointainer for about a month and use it when required.
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww sharmilee i am sure each and every fan of urs will try this recipe!!! its looking yummmmmmmmmmmm !!! i will also give a try and let u know d result:-)
i too have one on my drafts!!! its my fav and i lovvvee chats!!! superbly done dear 🙂
OMG…this post is awesome sharmi….my family is a die hard fan of pani puri…superbly done….and lovely pics.
The pics are too good Sharmi.I am head over heels in love with Pani puri,my ma-in-law makes one of the best pani puris I've ever eaten,you've made me drool thinking of these:)
superb…………nice clicks
Lovely looking cute puris and lovely clicks.
Perfectly made,fantastic clicks…
Wowww… looks so perfect and tempting.. lovely clicks too 🙂
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YUMMY Sharmilee!!! Simply mouthwatering 🙂
Golgappa chaat looks perfect. I'm mouthwatering here 🙂 Tempting clicks.
Love these…so yummy…Beautiful tempting clicks…
my mouth is watering sharmi…You have made it perfect..
wow so yum!!lovely clicks!
I love pani puris too.. but always take the easy way out and buy the puris readymade.. lovely pics and so tempting.
Perfect… Sharmileee… .. I love them… and am going to have them this week at home….
Wowww… looks so perfect and tempting.. lovely clicks too 🙂
looks yum sharmi
OMG gal…best post..mouth-droolinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg pani puri..hummm yum yummmmmm :)))))
Cute and delicious,they look awesome..
perfect and tempting golgappas..yum yum..
woooow…this is not fair, you tempting me a lot,i love this pani puri a lot…yum..yum…wonderful pictures sharmi n it really so tempting 🙂
Tempting and delicious pani puris.
OMG! that is soo tempting! I am at work now and just finished eating my lunch…but I soo want this right now!
I am just opposite to you in this regard. I luv luv pani puri and I make it very often and feel the heaven. you did very perfectly and want to grab everything from here. 🙂
I am drooling all over it ~ an all time fav n very nicely done!
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excellent presentation! 🙂
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You have tempted me and brought back some good memories of having pani puri :-)! Wow!
Panu puri is d most fav chaat for me…looks delicious
beautiful clicks dear…pani puri looks tempting.
Oh Boy!!Is that awesome or what?
I loved your recipe from the scracth…lovely snaps..
awesome lady!!
even am not a great fan of chats (except pav bhaji) but this pictures are really drool worthy.
u r a genius Sharmi !!!
Perfect golguppas…
Perfect .. my kids would love the mini version anytime.
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Fingerlicking pani puris.Cant resist myself.Want to have immediately
Wow one of my fav chat i drooling over here…its amazing clicks!!
Wowww. Its too good a post and lovely clicks, luv to have it right now. Can I come home?
Cant stop from drooling at my fav pani puri!!!! Appreciate u posting this even if it is not one of u r fav 🙂 Thx Sharmi 🙂
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cute pani puri!!nice click!
when i read panipuri as the subject of the mail, i started drooling.After seeing the pics i am so much craving 4it.i like the way the pani and poori has been served.very creative!!!
wow i should say about the clicks ,awesome recipe…i never attempted home,love to try it after seeing urs…
Cant take my eyes from ur clicks, super tempting panipuri..
Love love love this to the core… sure you are killing everybody by ur drooling post. pictures are too good too sharmi.
Beautiful clicks sharmi, love golgoppas any time that too when the weather is so cold…,,
That was an awesome treat…The puris luks so perfect..
Cute clicks. its my fav. Hope u all njoyed it to the core 🙂
Wow!! Sharmi this is just too good. One of my fav..Drooling here..Would love to make some. I remember during my pregnancy I used to crave for this. 🙂
Beautiful pictures n a lovely recipe
Usually we get the pani-puri flour (mix of semolina and maida) and i made it once. But load of work! They look perfect!
Wow.. sharmi… looks great, i love the lil pot in which u served pani 🙂
Wow, it's amazing you made the puris at home too. This reminds me of home, Mumbai. I love pani puri and chaat. Looks awesome!
I love pani poori,its the first chaat I had ever tasted, Lovely shots 🙂
perfect!!!!!
you are tempting me. these happen to be my favourite.
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I am also not a fan of pani poori. This is the only chaat item I don't like somehow. However your post is tempting as usual. 🙂
Gosh! This is called patience! Pani and the Puri all homemade. That must be yum! Every click is beautifully shot. Loved it!
My fav chat. Looks absolutely delicious and irresistible…
Wow, looks mouth watering..:)
wowza,, u made puris.. thats a lot of work making each small one so perfect! love that basket full of puffy puris!
perfect clicks ! and awesome recipe !
pani puri has come out too well
Its worth a try….
its yummy 🙂 🙂
Is the maida essential because mine didn't turn out as good so I was wondering?!
Yes maida is for binding and it is essential
Minnt chutney and red chutney?
Thanku for the recipe.
sharmili…dont know what to write..just wanna say u r my cooking GURU..your recipes are excellent and neatly explained..i tried most of your recipes esp sponge cake,pani puri, rava idli came superbly…i gained courage after seeing your website mam..i was too afraid to try new recipes but now ..i couldnt believe myself…Thanks a lot madam..everybody started appreciating my cooking..m really happy …
God bless u and your family…
yummy ……
Hii nice clicks.. I tried them. And the pooris were nicely puffed up. But the main problem is they are too soft like normal pooris. What should I do to get a crispy pani pooris.. 🙁 don't have microwave. Please reply me
Rava makes the pooris crisp and makes it stay soo for longer….please check the detailed post here for more tips: https://www.sharmispassions.com/2012/06/how-to-make-puri-for-chaatchaat-puri.html
Hi, i just came across your blog through a random search. I tried this recipe of yours and it came out so well. I got so many praises. I am a masterchef at my home now :-). Thanks a lot for sharing!!
Hi.. You have mentioned atta in your puri ingredients.. But you do not mention it in the preparation… Can you please tell me where is it used?
You need to mix wheat flour along with rava.maida etc
Will d pureez remain crunchy if v store them in air tight plastic bag….for a day??? Reply plz
I made these today. They turned out perfect. Thanks
I tried it today and it turned yamm…….. All credit to u
Yes it will be crisp, store in airtight container….
Is it necessary to mix maida to make pani puri? And why?
It is the binding agent….