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Friday, 26 May 2023

Pani Puri: The Famous Pakistan Street Food


What is Pani Puri? 

Pani Puri is the most famous in Pakistan and India Pakistani people called it Golgappa and in  India famous as Pani Puri .pani Puri has mysterious origin nobody has no idea of the exact origin of Pani but most people believed that during the emperor shah jahan one day he becomes sick his medical doctor recommended a diet rich in spices to restore his health and boost up his immune system. According to the doctor.  Advice the palace chef started to cook different dishes .one dish is called Pani Puri. To make Pani Puri first fry the puris in oil and make a hole at the top filled the hole with spiced mashed potatoes and served tamarind chutney and fresh mint water this was a story of how pani Puri emerged.

How to make Pani Puri?


To make a deciduous  pani puri follow the  steps 


Recipe card 


Ingredients  for making Puri 


  • Semolina flour (Soji/Mule)  1 cup 
  • All-purpose flour ( Media )  1/4 cup 
  • Salt as needed
  • Baking powder pinch 
  • Water for kneading 
  • Oil for frying.

Ingredients  for making  The filling:


  •  boiled  potatoes peeled  and mashed 3 medium size 
  • 1/2 cup  chickpeas boiled  (chana optional) if you want to add 
  • onion 1/4 cup  finely chopped 

  •  fresh coriander leaves finely  chopped
  •   cumin powder 1/ 4  roasted
  •  chaat masala 1/4 teaspoon 
  • Salt to taste 1/4 teaspoon roasted 
  • Tamarind chutney 
  • Green chutney
  • Red chili powder  

The Pani (Spiced Water)


  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves chopped
  • 1 cup fresh coriander leaves chopped 
  • 2 green chilies (additional  taste)
  • 1-inch piece of ginger peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon chaat masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon black salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon slices
  • Salt as needed 
  • 4 cups water
  • Kala jeera.

Method:


1. Puri Preparation:


  •  For making a puri first of all, take a bowl and add oil, semolina, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. And mix it well.
  • add gradually water and knead the mixture until it becomes a dough. Make a  dough tightly that is not soft and crumbly and dry. Cover it with a clean damp cloth and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
  • Make small round shape balls. After that roll out each ball into a thin circle shape. Don't roll them too thick and thin.
  • Heat oil in a deep frying pan over a medium flame. Fry the puris until they turn golden brown and crispy. Remove them from the oil and place them on a kitchen towel to absorb excess oil. Set aside.

2. Filling Preparation: 


In a bowl mix the boiled potatoes, boiled chickpeas ( chana) for additional taste, chopped onion,    coriander leaves, roasted cumin powder, red chili powder, and salt as needed. Mix all ingredients properly.


3. Pani (Spiced Water) Preparation:


  • In a grinder add mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, ginger, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, red chili powder, black salt, lemon juice, and salt. Blend until they become a smooth chutney or paste.
  •    Then add the chutney into a clean water jug  Mix it well to make the spicy flavor of all masala.   

4. Assembling Pani Puri:


  •  Make a small hole on the top of each puri by hand finger or fork.
  • Fill the hole with a spicy mixture of potatoes and chickpeas.
  • Arrange the stuffed puris on a serving plate.
  • Serve the Pani Puri along with the prepared Pani and additional tamarind chutney and green chutney on the side.
  • Served the puri with spicy pani 
  • Preparation time: 30 minutes

    Cooking time: 30 minutes

    Serves: 4-6

Enjoy a deciduous homemade plane puri with your family and friend.




Healthy tips 


Is it healthy or unhealthy? 

Pani puri is a healthy dish overall and it must be healthier when made at home.   If we talk about the puri, it's made up of regular wheat flour or suji which is healthy. We cooked puris is cooking oil. which makes it unhealthy if you're a regular consumer.   Next, talking about the stuffing, it is substantially made up of black chickpeas and/ or potatoes which again is a healthy option. So little consumption of pani puris. it's healthy enough. the most important part of pani puri is Paani!! Which again is made up of Kal jeera which is a healthy digestive controller. So the pani puri is healthy when consumed mainly. But numerous merchandise dilutes the water to make it more acidic by adding unhealthy substances so one should note that before consumption

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