3 Flavored Pani Recipes For Pani Puri
Enjoy three exciting flavored pani recipes for Pani Puri that take this popular street food to the next level. From traditional tangy, spicy mint-cilantro to these unique strawberry and pineapple pani variations!
Ingredients
- 24-30 puri, homemade Air Fry Pani Puri or store bought
Ingredients For Mint Cilantro Pani Puri
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves + stem roughly chopped ( around 1 cup firmly packed )
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, firmly packed
- 2-3 green chili, adjust to taste
- ½ inch ginger
- 2-3 lemons, adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon roasted ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- 4 cups water
- 4 tablespoon boondi (optional)
- salt to taste
Ingredients For Strawberry Pani Puri
- 1 cup fresh strawberry, hulled and quartered
- 10-12 fresh mint leaves
- ⅛ inch ginger
- 1-2 lemon, adjust to taste
- ¼ teaspoon roasted ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- ½ teaspoon Chia seeds
- 1 cup water
- honey or sweeter preferred, adjust to taste
- salt to taste
Ingredients For Pineapple Pani Puri
- 1 fresh pineapple
- 10-12 fresh mint leaves
- ¼ inch ginger
- 1-2 lemons, adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon roasted ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- water, as needed
- honey or sweeter preferred, adjust to taste
- salt to taste
Ingredients For Pani Puri Masala
- 3 medium boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes, around 2 cups
- ½ cup boiled Kala chana ( black chickpeas )
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon roasted ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon amchur powder or chaat masala
- ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- Handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
How To Make Mint Cilantro Pani Puri
- In a blender jar, add cilantro ( leaves + stems ) roughly chopped, mint, ginger, roasted cumin seeds, pink Himalayan salt, lemon juice from one lemon, and just enough water to grind it to a fine paste.Note: Lemon juice helps prevent the mint leaves from turning dark while grinding.
- Transfer mint-cilantro paste into a large serving bowl, add remaining water, mix well. Adjust the seasoning as per taste. Add more salt or lemon juice as required. Refrigerate for atleast an hour before serving. Just before serving add the boondi, mix and serve. Enjoy this minty, fresh mint-cilantro pani with some pani puri.Note: Boondi turns soft once added to the pani. If you prefer soft boondi then add it at the time of refrigeration. For crunchy boondi add it just before serving.
How To Make Strawberry Pani Puri
- Wash and hull the strawberries. Cut the strawberries into quarter.
- In a blender jar, add strawberries, mint, ginger, roasted cumin seeds, pink Himalayan salt, lemon juice from one lemon, and just enough water to grind it to a fine puree.
- Remove the strawberry puree into the serving bowl, add remaining water, adjust the seasoning as per taste. Add more salt or lemon juice as required. Add some chia seeds, mix well. Enjoy this sweet and tangy, fresh strawberry pani with pani puri. Note: You can adjust the consistency of this strawberry pani by adding more water as per taste.
How To Make Pineapple Pani Puri
- Using a sharp kitchen knife, peel the outer peel of the pineapple. Slice the pineapple into quarters, and cut the core. Cut the pineapple into chunks.
- To make fresh pineapple juice, add the pineapple chunks, along with a piece of ginger and few mint leaves.
- In a bowl, add fresh pineapple juice, roasted cumin powder, pink Himalayan salt, lemon juice to taste, adjust the seasoning as per taste. Add more salt or lemon juice as required. Enjoy this sweet and tangy, fresh pineapple pani with pani puri.Note: You can adjust the consistency of this pineapple pani by adding water as per taste.
How To Prepare Masala For Pani Puri
- In a bowl, add mashed potato, kala chana, red chili powder, roasted cumin seeds powder, amchur powder, pink salt, chopped cilantro, and salt to taste.Note: To cook kala chana, I use this recipe How to cook chickpeas
- Mix everything with a spoon. Masala for pani puri is ready.
How To Serve Pani Puri
- Take one puri, and with your thumb or index finger, make a hole in the middle of the puri.
- Take some masala, and stuff the puri with it.Note: Stuffing can be added as per taste, more or less.
- The puri is ready to be devoured with the pani. Enjoy with your choice of pani, mint-cilantro, strawberry or pineapple pani.
Notes
Pro Tips For Best Pani Puri
You can use Air Fry Pani Puri or store-bought ones. We love our homemade air fry Pani puri, they taste amazing and are way more healthier than the deep fried store-bought ones. The flavors of this dish, depend a lot on how flavorful the pani is. Use fresh ingredients, fresh mint, cilantro, strawberries, and pineapple, for the best results. Refrigerate the pani for a minimum of an hour, this allows all the flavors to blend in well, and also pani puri tastes amazing with cold pani. Assemble the puri only when you are ready to serve, otherwise, the puri turns soggy.Disclaimer
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