Ingredients

• For the puri:
• 1 cup - maida
• 1/4 cup - suji or rava
• 1/2 tsp - cooking soda
• Salt and oil for frying
• Ingredients for paani:
• Paani puri masala - 1.5 tsp
• Lemon size - Tamarind (soaked in water)
• 2 or 3 tbsp - Sugar
• 2 tsp - Jeera
• A few - Mint leaves
• A few - Coriander leaves
• 6 or 7 - Green Chillies
• Salt
• 3 tbsp - Lemon juice
• Any cooked dal
• 2 - boiled potatoes, mashed

How to Make Paani Puri

• Method for making puris: Mix all the ingredients for the puris. Then, add water to the mixed flour to form a soft dough.
• Keep aside for 2 hours after covering it with a wet cloth.
• Then take a ping-pong ball sized lump and make a ball.
• Roll it into big rounds, thick enough for it to puff up while frying.
• Cut out small discs with a cookie cutter or any lid of 2 inches diameter with a sharp edge.
• Deep fry the puris. Repeat the steps.
• Method for making paani:
• Take the pulp from soaked tamarind. It makes approximately 1/2 a cup.
• Grind green chillies, mint leaves and coriander leaves. Mix this ground mixture with the tamarind pulp, then add 1/2 cup of water, salt and paani puri masala.
• Keep this mixture aside after checking for spiciness.
• Then, add sugar to 2 cups of water. Grind jeera and add to the sugary water.
• Also add lemon juice. Let the sugar dissolve well.
• Check for sweetness and keep it aside.
• To serve:
• Take a few puffed puris, place them on a plate and break them open its thin side.
• Add 1/2 tsp of mashed potato, 1/2 tsp of dal, 2 tbsp of the spicy liquid and 1 tbsp of the sweet liquid.
• Serve immediately.