Panipuri, Phuchka or Gol gappa
I have prepared Panipuri at home. Everyone knows it as “Gol Gappa” in North India , ”Phuchka” in West Bengal, "Gupchup in south," phulki " in M.P. It is famous Indian street Chaat delight. These Panipuri or Puchka as they have called in Calcutta are the best street food . You can have it in India on a hot summer day, a rainy day, a gloomy day. I mean in any day you want your mood to be high lightened. It is a spicy, tangy and thirst quenching street food that brings people together from all communities in India on the streets.
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Ingredients for puri:
- Rava/suji (SEMOLINA) – 1 cup
- Flour/Maida – 1cup
- Water – 1/2 cup
- Soda – 3 tsp
- Oil – For deep fry
- Water – 2 glass
- Mint leaves – 1/2 cup
- Coriander leaves – 1/2 bunch
- Green chilies – 4 to 5
- Black salt – 1/2 tsp
- Tamarind pulp/ aamchur powder – 4 tsp
- Roasted cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- salt as per test
- Potato / aaloo (boiled and mashed) - 2 cup
- Black chick peas / kala channa (boiled) – 1 cup
- Black salt (kala namak) – 2 tsp
- Red chili powder – 2 tsp
- Roasted cumin powder – 1tsp
- chopped Onion - 1 cup
- Green chili – 2 to 3
- salt as per taste
- Mix rava, plain flour, soda water and salt. Knead well to make semi-stiff dough. Cover it with clean wet cloth for about 30 minutes.
- Now make small equal lemon/ping pong sized balls of the dough. Always covered balls with muslin cloth while making more balls. Roll out thin roti.
- Heat the oil in a Kadai (Frying pan) and deep fry this roti on medium heat till light golden brown.
- Soak the tamarind in ½ cup of warm water for approximately 45 minutes. Strain out the pulp to get tamarind water.
- Add mint leaves, chopped coriander, chilies and cumin seed. Add a little water and mix to a smooth consistency using a blender or grander.
- Transfer the paste into a large bowl. Add 2 glass of water, continuously mixing the contents with a spoon. Add black salt and salt. Mix well.
- Cook potatoes, kala channa and green in a pressure cooker.
- Once done and the pressure is down transfer the contents into a single bowl.
- Add salt, roasted cumin powder, chopped onion and green chili mix well with hands or spatula.