Puchka – Kolkata Style Pani Puri

Ingredients

• 1-2 cups boiled Black Chickpeas or Kala Chana
• 700 gm boiled and mashed Potatoes
• 2-3 tbsp Bhaja Moshla or Masala
• 1 tsp Black Salt
• 2-3 finely chopped Green Chillies
• 1 small bunch chopped Coriander Leaves
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1/4 cup Tamarind water
• 1/2 cup soaked Tamarind (squeezed with water added as needed)
• 2 tbsp Green Chilli paste
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Ice-cubes
• 3-4 slices Lemon
• 2 tbsp chopped Coriander Leaves
• 1-2 tbsp Dried crushed Mint
• 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 7-8 Dry Red Chillies

Steps

1. Dry roast cumin, coriander, dry red chillies on a low heat. Grind to a smooth powder. Set aside.
2. Soak black chana overnight and boil along with potatoes until done. Peel and mash the boiled potatoes at first. Add boiled chana and also motor daal or dry yellow peas. If adding soak them overnight as well. Add chopped coriander leaves, green chillies, black salt and the spice mix or the bhaja masala.
3. Mix well and also add some tamarind water to this for an extra zing.
4. For the tamarind water, soak tamarind in clean drinking water. Squeeze well and add water as required to the pulp. Also add green chilli paste too it and some coriander leaves too. Add salt to taste and squeeze some fresh lemon juice too. Add some dried crushed mint leaves too like i did. Also add a few ice-cubes and slices of lemon.
5. For serving, crack the top part of the puchka. Stuff it with potato mix, chopped onions and then fill it up with the cold tamarind water. Enjoy!