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Kolkata-Style Puchka (Pani Puri) Recipe

Kolkata-Style Puchka (Pani Puri) Recipe

Sneha Paul
Learn how to make authentic Kolkata-style Puchka at home with this easy recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For Puchka Masala:

  • ½ tsp black peppercorns/kali mirch
  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds/methi dana
  • ½ tsp carom seeds/ajwain
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds/dhaniya
  • 1 tsp cumin/jeera
  • 4 clove/laung
  • 2 small bay leaves/tej patta
  • 2-3 dried red chilli/lal mirch
  • 1 tbsp dry mango powder/amchur

For puchka pani:

  • ½ cup tamarind/imli (⅓ cup tamarind soaked in ½ cup water)
  • 1 tbsp green chilli/hari mirch paste
  • 1-2 tbsp lemon/nimbu juice
  • 1 tbsp puchka masala
  • 1 tbsp chaat masala
  • ½ tbsp red chilli powder/lal mirch
  • ½ tbsp black salt/kala namak
  • 3-4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves/dhaniya
  • 1- litre water chilled

For the potato filling:

  • 4-5 or 1.5 cups boiled potato/aloo
  • 2-3 tbsp tamarind/imli pulp
  • 1-2 tbsp lemon/nimbu juice
  • 1 tbsp puchka masala
  • ½ tbsp roasted cumin/jeera powder
  • 1 tsp black salt/kala namak
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder/lal mirch
  • 1 tsp crushed green chilli/hari mirch
  • ½ cup white peas/matar soaked

Other ingredients:

  • 10-20 atta puri/puchka/golgappe
  • 5-6 ice cubes

Instructions
 

To make the puchka masala:

  • Heat a pan over medium flame, add black peppercorns, fenugreek seeds, carom seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, clove, bay leaf, and red chilli.
  • Dry roast for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Allow it to cool down. Grind to a fine powder.
  • Add dry mango powder and mix it well.

To make the puchka pani:

  • In a bowl, add tamarind pulp, green chilli paste, lemon juice, puchka masala, chaat masala, red chilli, black salt, and coriander leaves. Mix well.
  • Pour water and mix again.

To make the potato filling:

  • In a bowl, add boiled potatoes, tamarind pulp, lemon juice, puchka masala, cumin powder, black salt, red chilli and green chilli. Mash everything well.
  • Add matar. Mix well.

To assemble the puchka:

  • Add ice cubes to the puchka pani.
  • Add 3-4 tbsp of puchka pani to the potato filling. Mix well.
  • Poke a hole in the puri with your thumb, fill it with potato mixture and then dip it into the puchka water. Serve it immediately.
Keyword indian street food