Cuisine: North Indian
Category: Snack
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Hard
🌿 Vegetarian
Hollow crispy spheres filled with spiced tamarind water — the ultimate Indian street food experience.
Ingredients
- For puris: 1 cup semolina, 2 tbsp flour, salt
- For filling: 2 boiled potatoes mashed, 1/2 cup sprouted moong, 1 cup boiled chickpeas
- For pani: mint, coriander, green chilli, 1 tsp roasted cumin powder, 1 tsp black salt, lemon juice, cold water
Method
- Knead semolina and flour with water to tight dough. Rest 30 minutes.
- Roll very thin and cut 3-inch circles.
- Deep fry on medium until puffed and golden. Drain.
- Blend mint, coriander, chilli with water. Add spices and lemon juice for pani.
- Refrigerate pani until chilled.
- For serving: crack top of puri, add potato-chickpea filling, pour cold pani and eat immediately.