Pani and Stuffing for Pani Puri

For those of you who don’t like pani puris just because you have negative experiences with sanitary conditions of the pani puri stalls or those who can’t handle the extreme spice, don’t worry just make your own pani puris at home. Add your own flavours and make your own individual variations.

This recipe shall guide you to make the most amazing pani for the pani puri. I love my pani puris with the green spicy pani and also with the meetha pani. The combination of the two is just perfect. Adjust the spiciness according to your taste buds.

This recipe is sufficient for making 30 pani puris. Basically the pani doesn't amount for much calories and even the stuffing contributes to calories only from potatoes and sev. This recipe in total provides for approximately 389 Calories.

For green spicy pani:

Here is what you’ll need:

1 litre water

1 cup mint leaves (Pudina)

2 tbsp coriander leaves 

2-3 green chillies

1 inch ginger

1 tsp chat masala

½ tsp jeera powder

1 tsp sugar

1 lemon size ball tamarind

Salt as per taste

Method:

1. Blend all the above ingredients in a blender in one go.
2. Serve chilled in a large bowl. 

For the sweet pani:

Here is what you’ll need:

2tbsp seedless tamarind paste

2 tsp sugar/jaggery

Method:

1. Mix the jaggery/sugar with tamarind paste till completely dissolved.
2. Add water to increase quantity

For the stuffing:

Here is what you’ll need:

1 large potato

1 onion

1 tsp coriander leaves

Chat masala

Red chilli powder

Nylon sev/ bhujia

Salt as per taste

Chickpeas (white chana) (optional)

Method:

1. Pressure cook the potatoes and mash it.
2.  Finely chop the onion.
3. Sprinkle the chat masala, red chilli powder, salt and coriander on the potatoes and onions.
4. For the stuffing, chickpeas and nylon sev is an option.

Learn to make Puris for pani puri in The Kitchen Counter column.

 Recipe by Zohra Sada