Paani for PaaniPuri (Golgappa)

How can PaaniPuri be complete without the paani. In my previous post I had told how to prepare the puri (plain golgappa) required for the paani puri. This post I am going to tell how to prepare the paani for the same. Many people also have a taste to directly drink the paani in a cup without having it in the actual puri/golgappa! Whatever once taste may be, it has always been a favourite chat of our country.

Ingredients for Paani:
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Corionder leaves - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 3 or 4 (Depends on your spiciness)
Tamarind juice - 1/4 cup
Panipuri Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
Amchur (dried unripe mango) Powder - 1/2 tsp
Black salt - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Water - 2 cups
Salt - 1/2 tsp

Procedure for Paani:

1. Grind Mint leaves, Corrionder leaves, Green chilli finely with little water, and pour into a bowl.
2. For that add Tamarind juice , Paani puri masala, Amchur Powder, Black salt , Cumin powder , Lemon juice , Water, Salt all together and stir it well.
3. the above given proportions are as per my taste. However, since each individual's taste varies, I would suggest you prepare a spoonful and taste a little, then vary the proportions iteratively till you arrive at the best one.

Sweet and Sour Chutney:

Paani itself is sufficient for having paani puri. But I like it with little sweet and sour chutney which adds to the taste.

Ingredients:

Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Cumin Powder - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Black salt - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Pepper - 1/4 tsp

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. You can add an extra bit of any ingredient as per your taste.

Final Paani Puri

Ingredients:

Shredded Carrots - 1 medium

Onion - 1 medium finely chopped

Sev - half cup (Indian snack prepared with lentils)

Boiled potato - 1 medium (peeled and mashed)

Peas - boiled

Puri (Golgappa) - 8-10 (Click here for how to prepare Puri)

Procedure:

1. Make holes in the golgappas using your thumb.
2. Add little shredded carrot, chopped onion, sev, boiled potato, peas into the puri.
3. Pour little sweet and sour chutney and Paani into it.
4. Enjoy one by one :-)