Pani Puri Pani (Spicy Mint Water)
The principal component of the mouthwatering pani puri as we all know is the Pani! The moment you put the pani puri in your mouth, there should be an explosion of the flavorful tangy spicy mint water. This recipe of the pani will surely hit the right notes.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 cup Fresh Mint Leaves (tightly packed)
- 1/2 cup Fresh Cilantro / Coriander leaves (tightly packed)
- 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste
- 2 Green chillies
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tsp Salt
- 6 cups Water (divided)
- 4 tbsp Pani Puri Masala - 4 tbsp
- Handful Boondi (crunchy chickpea puffs)
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash 1 & ½ cup tightly packed mint leaves and ½ cup tightly packed cilantro/ coriander leaves and put them together in a blender.
- Add 2 tbsp tamarind paste, 2 green chillies, 2 tsp lemon juice, 2 tsp salt and 1 cup of water into the blender.
- Whiz them together until it blends well and becomes a smooth paste.
- Run this concentrated paste through a sieve, collect the flavorful mint water in a glass bowl and get rid of the leftover pulp.
- Add 5 cups of boiled and chilled water to the collected mint water. Also add 4 tbsp pani puri masala to it. Stir well and taste check for salt.
- Refrigerate it for a minimum of 4 hours.
- Add a handful of boondi (crunchy chickpea puffs ) before serving.