golgappa Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time45 MinCooking Time15 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings5
Ingredients
1/2 cup Fine Semolina (Rava)
1/2 tbsp Plain Flour (Maida)
3 tbsp Clubsoda
Salt to taste
For Pani:
1 1/2 cups Chopped Mint Leaves
1 tbsp Garam Masala
1/3 cup Red Chili Powder
1 inch Coriander (dhania) Powder
4-5 Crushed coriander seeds
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
Salt to taste
Filling:
2 Mashed potatoes with salt to taste
1 cup Boiled garbanzo beans
Directions
1. Mix semolina, plain flour, soda water and salt. Knead well to make a semi-stiff dough. Cover it with clean wet cloth for about 10 minutes.
2. Divide the dough into forty equal portions and roll each portion into circles. Place each circle under damp cloth right after rolling.
3. Heat oil in a kadhai. Deep fry these circles, slightly pressing with a slotted spoon, until they puff up and are golden brown.
4. Place the puffed circles ("puris") on absorbent kitchen tissue. Extra puris should be stored in an air-tight container. For Pani (Water)
5.Soak the tamarind in ½ cup of warm water for approximately 45 minutes. Strain out the pulp to get tamarind water.
6. Add mint leaves, chopped coriander, ginger, chillies and cumin seed. Add a little water and mix to a smooth consistency using a blender.
7.Transfer the paste into a large bowl. Add 1 litre of water, continuously mixing the contents with a spoon. Add black salt and salt. Mix well.
8.Refrigerate for about 2 hours to ensure proper blending.
Serving Panipuri:
1. Poke a small hole in the center of each puri.
2. Add small quantity of mashed fried potatoes and garbanzo beans as filling. Add a little tamarind chutney. Dip in pani so that puri is filled with it. Then Serve.
2. Divide the dough into forty equal portions and roll each portion into circles. Place each circle under damp cloth right after rolling.
3. Heat oil in a kadhai. Deep fry these circles, slightly pressing with a slotted spoon, until they puff up and are golden brown.
4. Place the puffed circles ("puris") on absorbent kitchen tissue. Extra puris should be stored in an air-tight container. For Pani (Water)
5.Soak the tamarind in ½ cup of warm water for approximately 45 minutes. Strain out the pulp to get tamarind water.
6. Add mint leaves, chopped coriander, ginger, chillies and cumin seed. Add a little water and mix to a smooth consistency using a blender.
7.Transfer the paste into a large bowl. Add 1 litre of water, continuously mixing the contents with a spoon. Add black salt and salt. Mix well.
8.Refrigerate for about 2 hours to ensure proper blending.
Serving Panipuri:
1. Poke a small hole in the center of each puri.
2. Add small quantity of mashed fried potatoes and garbanzo beans as filling. Add a little tamarind chutney. Dip in pani so that puri is filled with it. Then Serve.
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akkistar6 says :
golgappa..yummmmmmmmm.....no words to describe how much i like it.....but just wanted to know of the recipe...will the puri be as crisp as u get them in thelas???.....oh lord i miss'em so much..it feels i ate it ages ago.............but will ty making them for my hubby.lets c if i can beat the crispyness of indian thela walas......
Posted on: 4 August 2009 - 4:11pm
BlackRose says :
can anyone give me a video of this recipe??
Posted on: 3 February 2008 - 4:50am
NAUSHABA TABASSUM says :
Golgappa is my favourite dish( chaat). Its my opinion the best Golgappas of Kolkata ( Ghat).
Posted on: 17 October 2007 - 5:40pm