Pani puri

If you take a survey to find out favorite Chat item ...no doubt the answer you will get is pani puri .Though you live in one of those high raised buildings or own a high end car in india one thing you cannot get away from  is the craving to have the roadside chatpata pani puri right next to your car . I cannot get you bandi pani puri but i can help you make lovely puris and pani at your home.  Its simple but also takes patience to make puris and i made this on the long weekend for my hubby and he loved it :)..my brother was here too and they finished it in matter of minutes ,trust me i hardly ate 3-4 puris ,next time i will make sure  to have first and serve the remaining ;), anyways i was happy that it turned out really well. Here is how you make it....

Ingredients:
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For Poori:
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1 cup Sooji
1/2 cup Maida Flour/ All purpose Flour
1/2 cup Wheat flour
1 tsp Salt
1 pinch Baking Soda
Oil to fry poori's


For Pani & poori stuffing :
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1 tbsp pani puri masala
1 cup chana Soaked overnight and boiled
cilantro
Chat masala
2 Potatos
Salt


Preparation:
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For Poori
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Mix sooji,maida and Wheat Flour along with salt and a pinch of baking soda into thick dough.
Knead the dough so that all the ingredients are well blended .
Keep the dough aside closed.
Heat Oil in pan.
Now everytime take small balls of dough roll into small rotis and put them in oil.
Gently Press the rotis while you fry so that they get puffed.Turn the poori to another side once its puffed.
Fry the rotis till golden brown in oil.
Once done keep them aside.






For Pani & Stuffing:
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Meanwhile Boil and peel potatoes.
Mash boiled chana and potatoes together.
Add required amount of salt and Chat masala to it.
Keep it aside.
For pani, add 1 tbsp of pani poori masala in a big glass of water, Stir till the masala blends in water.Transfer it to a bowl.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Semiya Upma/Vermicelli Upma

Ingredients:
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1 cup semiya
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
3 Green Chillies
1 small onion
1/4 cup chopped carrot
1 tsp ghee
1/4 cup peas & Indian beans(optional)
turmeric
coriander
grated ginger
salt
cashew (optional)



Preparation:
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Take a pan fry cashews , semiya in ghee separately till they become light brown in color and keep them aside.
boil chopped carrots, peas and Indian beans together and drain.
Add oil in a sauce pan. Add mustard seeds after the mustard seeds crackle add cumin seeds, grated ginger,chopped onions and turmeric.
Fry onions till they turn golden brown.
Now add the boiled vegetables to the pan and fry for 2 minutes.
Add 2 Cups of water and required amount of salt , allow the contents to boil.
Now add the roasted semiya to the pan and stir till it solidifies.
Garnish with cashews and coriander leaves.

Khara Pongal

Ingredients:
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1 cup Rice
1/2 cup Moong Dal
2 tblsp Ghee
3 Green chillies
1 tblsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Black pepper/ black pepper powder
Salt as per taste
coriander leaves

Preparation:
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Wash and drain Rice and Moong dal separately and keep them aside.
Take pressure cooker. Add Ghee, cumin seeds,chillies , black pepper .
Fry till chillies are done.
Now add rice and moongdal and fry for few seconds.
Add 8 Cups of water to the contents and allow to pressure cook until 2 Whistles.
Add required amount of salt and mix it well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Pongal tastes good with gojju.