ShareEarlier,the puris were made at home with lot of effort.These days life has become easy with the ready made pani puris!!!.
Pani puri has been on my To Do list for a while ,so this weekend was just perfect for it.I made the puris,the khatti-meethi chutney as well as the spicy pani.

• All Purpose flour (Maida )- 1/4 cup
• Fine Sooji (Semolina )- 3/4 cup
• water -1/2 cup or as required

Method:
Mix the flour and sooji. Add water as needed to make firm dough.

Cover the dough with a damp cloth for about half an hour.
Knead really well for about 15mins.you may add oil to your fingers if the dough tends to stick to them.
Divide the dough into about 60 small balls.Each ball will be about the size of a marble. Keep them under a damp cloth.
Dampen two kitchen towels; spread one towel close to where you are going to fry the puris.
Start rolling each ball to about an inch and a half diameter circle.I like them slightly elongated as it's easy to slide it into the mouth.
Heat oil on medium high heat to deep fry. To test the oil, put a little piece of dough in the oil. The oil is ready if the dough comes up right away and does not change color.
Start frying the puris, starting first with the puri you first rolled.

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  Mint leaves (Pudina)- 1 cup
• Green chilies (adjust to taste)- 4 medium sized
• Tamarind pulp - 3 tbsp
• Lemon juice-3 tbsp
• Black salt-1 tsp
• Salt –to taste
• Ginger powder-1/4 tsp
• Asafetida (Hing)- a pinch
• Roasted jeera(Cumin seed) powder-1 tbsp
• Black pepper-1/2 tsp
• 4 cups water or to taste

 Method:
Grind everything except the water together to make a fine paste. While blending, add water as needed to blend.
Taste to adjust the green chilies as they can be mild or hot. Add more lemon juice and salt as needed to your desired taste. After straining mix the paste with remaining water or adjusting to the taste.

Ingredients for the Khatti Meethi chutney(sweet and tangy paste):

• Tamarind pulp-1/4cup
• Grated Jaggery-1/2 cup
• Black salt-1tsp
• Salt-to taste
• Red chilli powder-1tsp
• Jeera(cumin)powder-2tsp

Method:

To Serve:
Serve by making a small hole in each puri. Fill the puris with boiled and mashed potatoes and boiled chickpeas or moong sprouts and chopped onions. Finish by filling each puri with the spicy pani and a dash of khatti meethi chutney.I prefer mixing the spicy water and the sweet chutney and filling them in the puris.Enjoy !