Ingredients

• For tangy water/khatta pani: 4-5 cups - Cold water
• ½ cup - Mint/ Pudina Leaves
• Green chilli- 1 ( finely chopped ; deseeded)
• 1/8 tsp - Ginger ( finely chopped
• 1 tbsp - Amchur/ dry Mango powder
• 1 tbsp - Chaat masala powder
• Salt according to taste
• ¼ tsp - Cumin/ Jeera powder
• Black salt - a pinch
• For Sweet ; Spicy sauce:
• ¼ cup - Tamarind (soaked in water)
• ½ cup - Jaggery / Sugar
• ½ tsp - Chili powder
• Salt according to taste
• For puri:
• ¼ cup - semolina
• 2-3 tbsps - All purpose flour (Maida)
• ¼ tsp - baking powder
• Oil for deep frying
• Soda water for kneading Preferably
• For stuffing in poori:
• Potato1 ( boiled ; Mashed)
• Onion - 1 ( finely chopped)
• Coriander- finely chopped
• ¼ cup - Garbanzo beans (soak the beans over night and pressure cook it the next day with salt till soft)
• 3-4 tbsp - Carrots ( grated)
• ½ tbsp - Chili powder
• Salt - according to taste
• ½ tbsp - Coriander powder
• ½ tbsp - Jeera powder-
• ½ tsp - Turmeric powder
• Garnish: Mint/coriander, finely chopped
• Accompaniments: Curd
• Bhujia sev
• Salsa (tomato ; Onion)

How to Make Pani Puri

• For puri: Mix flour well and sieve.
• Make a well and add the fizzy water to combine the flour and make a dough.
• Once the flour comes together, mix well and knead to a firm dough.
• Make extremely small balls and roll them with a rolling pin to about 3-4 cms broad in circular shapes.
• Heat oil in a skillet and to it keep adding the puri till it fluffs. Remove and let them rest.
• For Stuffing: Heat oil in a wok.
• Temper jeera seeds, asafoetida.
• Saute ginger, garlic, green chillies.
• Add onions and fry till brown.
• To the sauteed ingredients, add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
• Add mashed potato to the spices and keep aside.
• Saute the garbanzo beans in some oil and keep aside
• Serving method:
• Take the puri and punch it in the center lightly to make a hole. Fill the puri with the potato and beans stuffing. To it, add the reduced sweet and sour sauce if you like. Finally, dip in the water.