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To begin making the Calcutta Style Puchkas Recipe (Pani Puri Recipe) by following the procedure below

Procedure to prepare the Pani for the Pani Puri.

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Combine all the ingredients together adding 2 cups of water.

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Adjust the salt and seasonings to suit your taste of the pani mixture

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Refrigerate the pani mixture until you are ready to serve.

Method for Filling of the Pani Puri / Puchka

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Combine all the ingredients for the pani puri in a large bowl.

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Stir all the ingredients together for the pani puri filling, check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste. Transfer the pani puri filling to a serving dish and keep aside. This can be refrigerated until you are ready to serve.

Serving the Puchka/ Pani Puri’s / Golgappa

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Tap the Puri at the center lightly to make a half inch hole in it.

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Add about 1 teaspoon of the filling into the puri. Dip the filled puri into the spicy tamarind water and serve.

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You can optionally add 1/2 a teaspoon of date tamarind chutney and finely chopped onion into each puri before dipping into the spicy tamarind water. Eat immediately.

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Do give the Calcutta Style Puchka (Pani Puri /Golgappa) Recipe a try in your kitchen and make it for one of your parties or tea time snack with friends and family

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The date tamarind chutney is optional for people who do not like the sweet taste along with the sour taste. Some like the pani to be chilli hot some like it sweet and hot, some like it just sweet. So alter the Pani Puri/ Puchka to your taste and have fun.