Anita's Recipes

INGREDIENTS:

2 large potatoes
1/2 cup green gram(soaked overnight)
salt as required

FOR THE PURI:

1 cup plain flour
1 cup semolina
1 pinch of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 cup cold water
oil for deep frying

FOR THE GREEN CHUTNEY(PANI):

1 cup mint leaves
1/2 cup coriander
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 green chilies
10 grams ripe tamarind
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt as required

FOR THE SWEET CHUTNEY:

4 seedless dates
5 tbsp grated jaggery
1/4 tbsp red chili powder
10 grams ripe tamarind
salt as required


METHOD:

• Boil the potatoes,peel and mash them.
• Cook the green gram.Mix both of them with salt separately.
  

FOR THE PURI:

• Heat the oil.
  
• Mix the plain flour,semolina ,baking powder and salt.
• Pour water little by little and mix the dough.The dough should be stiff.
  
• Leave it aside for 10-15 minutes.
• Knead again to make the dough soft and elastic.
• Now split the dough into 4 equal portions.
• Roll each of them into thin circles.Cut them into small 2 inch diameter circles.
• Now fry them until they are golden brown and crispy.

The puris are now ready!

FOR THE GREEN CHUTNEY(PANI):

• Grind all the green chutney ingredients except the lemon juice a smooth paste. strain the chutney and keep aside for 2 hours.
• Dilute the chutney adding water as required.
• Just before serving, add lemon juice.

The pani is now ready!
FOR THE SWEET CHUTNEY:

• Heat 4 cups of water and when it begins to boil,add the tamarind and the dates.cook on low flame until they become soft.
• Grind this and all the other sweet chutney ingredients into a smooth paste.

The sweet chutney is now ready!

TO SERVE:

• Tap the center of each puri with your thumb to make a hole in the puri.
• Now put a little potato,green gram and the sweet chutney.
• Fill the rest of the puri with pani.

Your pani puri is ready. You can chill the pani pouring it into the puri.