How to make Puchka -
A lips smacking version of pani puri.
This recipe is from the book Street Food.
Main Ingredients : Crisp Puffed Puris (पानी पूरी/ गोलगप्पे),
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Puchka Recipe Card
The Bengalis are great food lovers and take pride in their cuisine. In fact so obsessed are they about food, that the man of the house goes to the market daily to buy a fresh supply vegetables and fish which is a must in their daily menu. The medium of cooking is mustard oil which adds its own pungency. Another very important item of Bengali cuisine is the variety of sweets or mishti as they call them. Most of them are milk based and are prepared from chhena.
A meal, for the Bengali, is a ritual in itself. Bengalis spend not only the great deal of time thinking about the food but also on its preparation and eating.
Prep Time : 7-8 hour
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Tangy
Ingredients for Puchka Recipe
Crisp Puffed Puris 40
Tamarind pulp 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Black salt (kala namak) 1 teaspoon
Roasted cumin powder roasted 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder ½ teaspoon
Filling
Whole black gram (kale chane) soaked and boiled ½ cup
Potato boiled and mashed 2 large
Method
Step 1
For the filling, place the boiled chane and boiled potatoes in a bowl. Mash the together with your hand.
Step 2
Place the tamarind pulp in a deep bowl. Add the salt, black salt, roasted cumin powder and red chilli powder and mix well. Stir in four cups of water. Add ice cubes and stir to mix.
Step 3
To serve, make a hole in the centre of each puri with your thumb; fill the puri with a little potato-chana mixture. Dip the puri into the tamarind water and serve immediately.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1344 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 277.6 gm
Protein : 49.7 gm
Fat : 3.9 gm
Other : 17.3gm
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