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PANI PURI / GOL GAPPE / PUCKHA / PANI KE BATASHE

Jyoti Behrani
Spicy, sweet, and tangy, Pani puri is a popular street food, served all over India. A round, ball-shaped, hollow puri, is filled with spicy, flavorful potato and black chickpeas mixture, filled with flavor bursting, lip-smacking, spicy, tangy mint-cilantro pani (water).
Sharing 3 different flavors of pani (water) from traditional mint-cilantro, to more trendy strawberry and pineapple ones. Enjoy this popular street food at home with my healthier, guilt-free HOMEMADE AIR FRY PANI PURI This recipe is VEGAN
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

INGREDIENTS FOR MINT CILANTRO PANI PURI

  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves + stem roughly chopped ( around 1 cup firmly packed )
  • ½ cup fresh mint leaves, firmly packed
  • 2-3 green chili, adjust to taste
  • ½ inch ginger
  • 2-3 lemons, adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ROASTED GROUND CUMIN
  • ½ teaspoon PINK HIMALAYAN SALT
  • 4 cups water
  • 4 tablespoon BOONDI (optional)
  • salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR STRAWBERRY PANI PURI

  • 1 cup fresh strawberry, hulled and quartered
  • 10-12 fresh mint leaves
  • inch ginger
  • 1-2 lemon, adjust to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon ROASTED GROUND CUMIN
  • ½ teaspoon PINK HIMALAYAN SALT
  • ½ teaspoon CHIA SEEDS
  • 1 cup water
  • HONEY  or sweeter preferred, adjust to taste
  • salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR PINEAPPLE PANI PURI

  • 1 fresh pineapple
  • 10-12 fresh mint leaves
  • ¼ inch ginger
  • 1-2 lemons, adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ROASTED GROUND CUMIN
  • ½ teaspoon PINK HIMALAYAN SALT
  • water, as needed
  • HONEY or sweeter preferred, adjust to taste
  • salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR PANI PURI MASALA

Instructions
 

MINT CILANTRO PANI PURI

  • You will need BLENDER
  • In a blender jar, add cilantro ( leaves + stems ) roughly chopped, mint, ginger, roasted cumin seeds, pink Himalayan salt, lemon juice from one lemon, and just enough water to grind it to a fine paste.
    Note: Lemon juice helps prevent the mint leaves from turning dark while grinding.
  • Transfer mint-cilantro paste into a large serving bowl, add remaining water, mix well. Adjust the seasoning as per taste. Add more salt or lemon juice as required. Refrigerate for atleast an hour before serving. Just before serving add the boondi, mix and serve. Enjoy this minty, fresh mint-cilantro pani with some  HOMEMADE AIR FRY PANI PURI 
    Note: Boondi turns soft once added to the pani. If you prefer soft boondi then add it at the time of refrigeration. For crunchy boondi add it just before serving.

STRAWBERRY PANI PURI

  • Wash and hull the strawberries. Cut the strawberries into quarter.
  • In a blender jar, add strawberries, mint, ginger, roasted cumin seeds, pink Himalayan salt, lemon juice from one lemon, and just enough water to grind it to a fine puree.
  • Remove the strawberry puree into the serving bowl, add remaining water, adjust the seasoning as per taste. Add more salt or lemon juice as required. Add some chia seeds, mix well. Enjoy this sweet and tangy, fresh strawberry pani with some HOMEMADE AIR FRY PANI PURI 
    Note: You can adjust the consistency of this strawberry pani by adding more water as per taste.

PINEAPPLE PANI PURI

  • You will need JUICER
  • Using a sharp kitchen knife, peel the outer peel of the pineapple. Slice the pineapple into quarters, and cut the core. Cut the pineapple into chunks.
  • To make fresh pineapple juice, add the pineapple chunks, along with a piece of ginger and few mint leaves.
  • In a bowl, add fresh pineapple juice, roasted cumin powder, pink Himalayan salt, lemon juice to taste, adjust the seasoning as per taste. Add more salt or lemon juice as required. Enjoy this sweet and tangy, fresh pineapple pani with some HOMEMADE AIR FRY PANI PURI 
    Note: You can adjust the consistency of this pineapple pani by adding water as per taste.

MASALA FOR PANI PURI

  • In a bowl, add mashed potato, kala chana, red chili powder, roasted cumin seeds powder, amchur powder, pink salt, chopped cilantro, and salt to taste.
    Note: To cook kala chana, I use this recipe HOW TO COOK CHICKPEAS
  • Mix everything with a spoon. Masala for pani puri is ready.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE PANI PURI

  • Take one puri, and with your thumb or index finger, make a hole in the middle of the puri.
  • Take some masala, and stuff the puri with it.
    Note: Stuffing can be added as per taste, more or less.
  • The puri is ready to be devoured with the pani. Enjoy with your choice of pani, mint-cilantro, strawberry or pineapple pani.

Notes

Here's recipe for  HOMEMADE AIR FRY PANI PURI 
Please refer to the post for the following:
  1. PRO TIPS FOR BEST PANI PURI
  2. FAQ ABOUT PANI PURI

Disclaimer

Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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