Puffed puri for Pani puri

Take Fine variety ofSuji / semolina. Use soda water to make dough.

Make dough with one 2 T bsp suji at one time. This will give 6 – 7 puris

When you add the soda water little at a time the suji will look scattered but slowly it will form a dough.

Pinch a portion of the dough a little smaller than a marble.Roll it thinly 1mm thick into puris. Deep fry in hot oil. Turn it only once in the oil. Don’t keep frying each side many times. The puris puff up and are crisp. Remember to roll thinly. Those puri s which don’t puff up use them as papdi in papdi chat/ bhel.

PANI PURI RECIPE

Ingredients:

To make puri: 
1 cup Semolina (Rava / Suji)
3 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
Oil to deep fry
To make pani: 
1/2 cup Tamarind (Imli) Pulp
2 cups Water
2 tblsp roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera) Powder
2 tblsp un-roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera)
Coriander Leaves
3 Green Chilly (Hari Mirch)
2 tblsp Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves) Chutney
1 tblsp Black Salt (kala namak )
2 tblsp Jaggary (Gur)

How to make pani puri:

• To make pani:
• Measure all ingredients.
• Adjust spices and tangyness to taste.
• Strain through a wire strainer to remove any rough bits.
• To make puri:
• Mix sooji, maida, baking soda, salt and enough water to knead a soft dough.
• Stand covered with wet cloth for 15-20 minutes.
• Make small sized balls.
• With the help of some dry maida or sooji, roll into thin rounds.
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry puris till very light brown and crisp.
• Drain in a paper towel for a while to dry out the oil.
• Store in an airtight container when cool.