Colorless Paani for PaniPuri made out of Amla (gooseberry). Gooseberry is Nellikai in kannada and Tamil. Amla in Hindi. Healthy drink as well, rich in Vitamin C.
Prep Time : 30 Mins
Ingredients
- Paani Puri Recipe - Puri ( I used store bought puri's )
- Gooseberry / Nellikai / Amla - 5 nos
- Lemon / Lime juice - 2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Black salt - a pinch
- Green chillies - 1
- Coriander leaves - 1 tsp chopped
- Chaat masala powder a pinch
- Ginger - a small piece, grated
- Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Ingredients for topping of the pani puri
- Peas / Mutter / Buttani - 1 cup (Cooked)
- Aloo / Potatoes - 1 cup (cooked(mashed))
- Carrot - 1 cup (grated)
- Yellow onions - 1 cup (finely chopped)
Method for pani
- Remove seeds & Grate the gooseberries add 1/2 cup of water and cook them in a pan or use pressure cooker to cook(without water)
- Blend the cooked gooseberries/nellikai , green chillies, coriander, ginger into a coarse
- In a muslin cloth or cheese cloth put all the mixture tightly make a knot and put it in the pan
- Add 3 cups of water and keep aside for about 20 mins. In between open the cloth knot and press hard using spoon to strain the coarse mixture to get flavor.
- Then add salt , chaat masala, black salt, sugar and lemon juice
- Stir well add water if necessary , adjust the salt and sugar and lemon juice if needed.
- Keep refrigerator if needed or served as room temp. Remaing pani can be keep regrigerator long last 1 week
Assembling Pani puri
- Take a puri crack a small hole in the center
- Fill little potatoes, peas, carrot, onions and immerse it in the chill pani and eat immediately
