Perfect Sweet and Sour Gol Gappay (Pani Puri)
Ingredients for making Gol Gappay:
- Semolina – ½ cup
- Wheat flour – 2 cup
- Hot oil – 2 tbsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – for frying
Method:
- Mix semolina, flour, salt, and oil and knead well to make dough with water, bit stiffer than normal.
- Cover it with a wet towel and let it stand for an hour.
- Now roll dough and cut with cookie cutter into small circles.
- Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan and then fry them. The idea is to puff them like a sphere and fry them till golden brown.
- Take them out and put them on kitchen paper towel.
- Let them completely cool down (otherwise they will become soggy) before you put them into an airtight container.
Ingredients for Spicy Water:
- Tamarind pulp – 1 cup
- Red chili powder – 1 tbsp
- Ginger powder – 1 tbsp
- Ground Cumin Seed (roasted) – 1 tbsp
- Citric acid – 1 tsp
- Black Salt – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Water – 1 jug
Method:
- Soak the tamarind pulp in one cup of warm water for one hour.
- Strain the tamarind residue out to get thick tamarind water. While straining in the strainer, mash the tamarind with the help of a spoon.
- Then add red chili powder, ginger powder, roasted cumin seed, citric acid, black salt, 1 jug water and salt, mix well.
- Cook until just boil, then remove from the cooker and let it cool down.
- Put it in the fridge to cool down.
Ingredients for Tamarind Chutney:
- Tamarind – 1 cup
- Jaggery – 4 tbsp
- Ginger powder – 2 tsp
- Roasted cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Black salt – 1 pinch
- Salt – to taste
Method:
- Remove the seeds from tamarind and soak it in warm water for one hour.
- Then tamarind pulp strain it and add jaggery, ginger powder, roasted cumin powder, black salt and salt, mix well.
- Put the mixture in a pan and heat for 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Remove from heat and let it cool down.
- If consistency is too thick then add a little bit of water.
- On cooling, blend the contents in a blender.
Sweet Dates Chutney:
- Dates – 1 cup
- Tomato paste – 4 tbsp
- Roasted cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Brown sugar – 2 to 3 tbsp
- Vinegar – 2 to 3 tbsp
Cook all ingredients in 2 cup of water. Let it cool down then blend in blender.
For Filling:
- Boiled Potato – 2 to 3 cut in cubes
- Boiled chick peas – 1 cup
- Blended yogurt – 2 cups
- Chopped tomato – 2
- Chopped onion – 1
How to Serve:
Poke a small hole in the centre of the Gol Gappay (or Puri). Add some boiled potato small quantity of boiled chickpeas; serve with chopped onion, chopped tomato, tamarind sauce, yogurt, sweet sauce and spicy water. Every one can have with their own choice.














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Thank you for this wonderful recipe, but unfortunately I haven’t been successful!! I have made it twice and have left it to cool for over 8 hours but the pani puris were soft/soggy! What is it that I’m doing wrong? Please help!
The reason is you fried on bit a high flame. Fry on slow heat until crispy and light golden.
Put it in a oven for 15 minutes at 200 degree F (93.333 degree C). That will crisp up the Puri’s. put in ziplock back seal it air tight and it won’t get soggy for 1 month.
After taking out from oven cool 😎 it then put in a ziplock bag 💼 I forgot to tell you. My apology.
Fry your puri on medium flame. Once you took out from kadai drsin on a paper towel put the puri’s on a single layer on another shert of paper towel and Put it in a oven for 15 minutes at 200 degree F (93.333 degree C). After taking out from oven cool 😎 it then put in a ziplock bag 💼 and seal it air tight and it won’t get soggy for 1 month.