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Kolkata-Style Puchka (Pani Puri) Recipe
Sneha Paul

Kolkata-Style Puchka (Pani Puri) Recipe

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
Servings: 4 people
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Bengali, Indian
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

To make the puchka masala:
  1. Heat a pan over medium flame, add black peppercorns, fenugreek seeds, carom seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, clove, bay leaf, and red chilli.
  2. Dry roast for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Allow it to cool down. Grind to a fine powder.
  3. Add dry mango powder and mix it well.
To make the puchka pani:
  1. In a bowl, add tamarind pulp, green chilli paste, lemon juice, puchka masala, chaat masala, red chilli, black salt, and coriander leaves. Mix well.
  2. Pour water and mix again.
To make the potato filling:
  1. In a bowl, add boiled potatoes, tamarind pulp, lemon juice, puchka masala, cumin powder, black salt, red chilli and green chilli. Mash everything well.
  2. Add matar. Mix well.
To assemble the puchka:
  1. Add ice cubes to the puchka pani.
  2. Add 3-4 tbsp of puchka pani to the potato filling. Mix well.
  3. 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.