Recipe of Dahi Puchka / Dahi puri

Puchka or pani puri or gol goppa is very popular street food in various part of India.  Here I am talking about Kolkata style pani puri which is known as puchka in Bengal.  It is the all time favorite spicy, tangy, delicious and loved by all ages people.

Dahi Puchka

Ingredients:

• Puri - 20 pieces
• Potato - 2 large potatoes
• Black peas - 2 tablespoon
• Roasted cumin powder - 1 teaspoon
• Chili powder - 1 teaspoon
• Green chili
• Black salt
• Tamarind - a lemon size ball of riped tamarind
• Chaat masala - 1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Sugar
• Mint leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Curd / yogurt - 1/2 cup curd
• 1 Cup of sev bhujia

How to prepare:

Filling / Potato mixture:

• Boil potato and black peas, peel skin of potatoes and mash it.
• Add boiled peas in it,  black salt and salt to taste, red chili powder, chopped green chili, 1/3 portion of chat masala.
• Chop mint and coriander leaves and keep it separately which would require for garnishing.

Curd / Yogurt:

• Add little black salt, chat masala, chili powder mix it nicely.

Water :

• Soak tamarind ball in water for 10 minuter and when it is softened take out the excess water and squeeze tamarind with hand to make the pulpe out of it, do this procedure twice and there would be enough pulpe. then mix little water and strain the whole thick paste. tamarind pulp is ready to use.
• Take a dip pan and add tamarind pulp, black salt, salt to taste, sugar to get the sweet taste, roasted cumin powder, chili powder, chat masala and 1 glass of water, then stir  and mix it.
• Add chopped mint leaves and stir to mix it.
• Add ice cubes into the water to get a tangy and chilled feeling.
• Water is ready to use / serve now.

Dahi puchka the main item:

• Take crispy puris, tap and make a small whole in top of the puri so filling could be put inside
• Take a small portion of potato mixture add in it
• Then add half spoon of thick sweet, spicy and tangy water on the mixture
• Put 1/2 teaspoon of yogurt on it,  then top it with sev bhujia.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves on top of yogurt to complete the preparation.
• The most loved street food in Kolkata is ready to serve at the comfort of the home.
• Our Dahi puchka / Dahi puri is ready to eat.