Well well... it just took me one second to decide which one to post first from the list... :D yeah, it has to be Phuchka.....as I was soo happy after making these !! Phuchkas are famous street-food available all over India. Known as Pani puri or Golgappa outside Bengal, Phuchkas are hot favorite among all age groups in West Bengal !! But the actual charm in eating these is, I guess, while standing on the footpath, in a circle around the phuchka-wala holding those shalpatar-bati :) Back in Kolkata, one will rarely think of making these at home. It reminds me of the Durga Puja days, when we used to go pandal-hopping and eat phuchkas without miss !! We, the Kolkatans, have these with mashed potato inside the crispy balls along with hot and spicy tamarind water. So, that day when I found this website full of cooking videos, I just couldn't wait to try these myself. And guess what... after about 40 mins...we were munching on phuchkas !! It is really soo easy and the video is awesome... many of you might be aware of Manjula's Kitchen and her recipes. Those who are not, do have a look in her website... lots of veg recipes, which are both easy to make and yummy for our taste buds !! I must say, I have followed her instructions in to-to and the phuchkas came out perfect. Only I substituted tamarind water in place of mint water.
Phuchka ( Pani Puri/ Golguppa)
I wanted to make 20 phuchkas , so I took 1/3 rd of the flour and suji as shown in the website.
Ingredients:
- Semolina/Sooji - 1/4 cup
- All purpose Flour/ Maida -1/3 rd of the amount of Sooji : that makes 1/12 th cup or 1/3 rd portion of a 1/4 measuring cup
- Water- 1/6th cup ( as needed )
- Tamarind paste
- Salt to taste
- Red chilli powder
- Potatoes -2, boiled and mashed
- Green Chilli -1-2
- Bhaja Masala ( Roasted cumin seeds and red chilli ) - to sprinkle on mashed potato.
- Oil for frying
Method :
Mix the flour and sooji with water and make a soft and plaible dough.
Keep it covered with damp cloth for 10 mins once its done
Then make 20 small balls from the dough, keep them covered with damp cloth to prevent from drying.
Take two kitchen clothes , wet them , and place one on the counter-top.
Start rolling the balls into 2 inch diamter puris/luchis and keep them on one damp towel and cover them by the other damp towel. According to Manjula Ji, this step helps the puris to puff on all sides.
Heat the oil in medium high, shud be at least 1 and half inch high in pan ( like we take while frying luchis).
When the oil is hot, start frying the rolled puris. Press them lightly on one side, and when they puff up, turn over and press lightly on the other side.
When they are golden-brown in color on all sides, take them out of the pan and place on paper towel.
I made 20 phuchkas, all were very crispy - but 10 were puffed up. This was because when i was putting them in the pan, some got folded as they were moist. As the oil was very hot, I cudnt unfold them properly, thus 10 turned out to be papris !! :D With them I made papri-chaat the next day. Will post that also sometime.
Make tamarind water by mixing tamarind paste with water, red chilli powder and salt . This can be done in better way, I hurriedly added these as I cudnt wait to eat the phuchkas !! :P
Then make a hole on each phuchka , put some mashed potato and tamarind water ..... and Enjoy !! :)
I have some very important things to do in the coming week. Will post again when I am done. Till then, take care everybody !! :)
P.S. Can anybody please suggest me how to keep my kitchen roach-free ?? Two rounds of fumigation done by the pest control dept. and daily Raid spray is not helping !! Its such a menace !! Any tips, friends ?? Thanks :)
11 comments:
Well done! Making phuchkas at home is a feat! I do not do the damp cloth part as it gives too much moisture ( check out my post ).
For the roaches, the first rule is never to leave any food open in the kitchen at night. Clean everything, remove every stuff from utensils, spray them with water and only then leave them in the sink. And put the garbage out at night. Also check if there are any warm and damp corners or cupboards or newspaper stacks ... these are the best places for them to breed.
Make a mix of boric powder with atta in equal proportions ... make small balls and leave at the places where you know the roaches come from ( do this only if you have no kids or pets in the house ).
Hey dear thanks for dropping the comment in by blog ... You site is very nice .... & oh Phuchka I loved them....Looks really nice & feel to grab one ....
Wow.. I just love pani poori and happy to see the recipe here.
First time here and should say your blog is amazing. I love the collection of recipes and also the template a lot. :) I would be here often for sure. :) keep it going.
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I love panipuri... Once tried making it when I was in pakistan, I didn't know that phucka is pani puri.. Yummy post
uhhhhh,phuchka baniyecho barite..great job done...ami try karini kokhono barite banate..ekhuni ekta mukhe pure dite ichcha karche..lovely
for the roaches, you can throw some naptholin balls in the pantry...roaches won't be there any more and follow sharmila's tips, she is right there
@ Sharmila: Thanks for your encouraging comment :) khub valo laglo. Yes, the damp cloth made the puris very moist, for which some got folded while puting them in oil. Next time, will try without these. I didnt notice your post earlier, those are lovely snaps...porer bar tomar moto try korbo :) and thanks a lott for the tips, will definitely do that.
@ Dolon : Thanks for dropping by and your sweet comments :)
@ Nithya : Thanks for caring to leave a comment. Hope to see you again.
@ Shaista : Thanks :) Yeah... its known as Phuchka among the bengalis :) Hey, I got my result today, I have passed, thanks for your wishes :)
@ Indrani : tomar comment ta pore bhishon anondo holo... Thank you for the tips too :). ek bochor phuchka na khete peye video ta dekhe ar lobh samlate parlam na...tai songe songe baniyei fellam :D
Hi , first time here..ur template looks too good and also the recipes..this phuchkas looks crispy & puffy :)
Thank you very much Chitra , hope to see you more often :)
New to ur blog i love pani puri...ur puris luk fluffy nd crunchy....I try preparing it once a month at home :)
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Thanks for visiting my blog and your comment Aparna :)
Thaaank you soo much for considering me and showering me with the awards Shanthi...I dint check this post in last few days, so the delay in reply. Thank you very much ...will post them soon.
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