Recipes for Pani
Pani puri Recipe
Pani puri Ingredients:
To make puri:
- 1 cup Semolina (Rava / Suji)
- 3 tblsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- Oil to deep fry
To make pani:
- 1/2 cup Tamarind (Imli) Pulp
- 2 cups Water
- 2 tblsp roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera) Powder
- 2 tblsp un-roasted Cumin Seed (Jeera)
- Coriander Leaves
- 3 Green Chilly (Hari Mirch)
- 2 tblsp Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves) Chutney
- 1 tblsp Black Salt (kala namak )
- 2 tblsp Jaggary (Gur)
How to make pani puri:
To make pani:
- Measure all ingredients.
- Adjust spices and tangyness to taste.
- Strain through a wire strainer to remove any rough bits.
To make puri:
- Mix sooji, maida, baking soda, salt and enough water to knead a soft dough.
- Stand covered with wet cloth for 15-20 minutes.
- Make small sized balls.
- With the help of some dry maida or sooji, roll into thin rounds.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry puris till very light brown and crisp.
- Drain in a paper towel for a while to dry out the oil.
- Store in an airtight container when cool.
Nimbu Pani Recipe
Nimbu Pani Ingredients:
- 4 juicy Lemon (Nimbu)
- 8 cup Water
- 10 pitted and halves Dates (Khajoor)
- 1/3rd cup Honey (Shahad)
How to make nimbu pani:
- Cut the lemons in halves crosswise, remove the zest from 6 of the halves and squeeze out the juice.
- Slice the remaining lemons into thin rounds.
- Place the water and the dates in a sauce pan and gently boil for ten minutes.
- Add the zest and boil for another 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the honey, lemon juice & lemon slices, and set aside, loosely covered, for 8-12 hours.
- Strain through a muslin lined sieve.
- Served chilled.

