The spice of life

Pani Puri

For convenience puri can be purchased as a ready-made product from a local Indian food store. To make into an appetiser called pani puri, these little puri are filled with tasty ingredients – such as Fried Indian Potato and Tamarind Chutney.

Makes 30 approximately. Ready in 45 minutes

Puri

1 cup plain flour
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp liquid ghee or sunflower/peanut oil
¼ cup warm water, plus 1 tbsp
1 cup of neutral oil, to deep fry

To finish

Fried Indian Potato (see recipe right)
¼ cup roughly chopped coriander or mint
Tamarind Chutney (see recipe right)
plain yoghurt, to dollop

Preheat oven to 125°C. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together over a large bowl. Drizzle in the ghee or oil, rub into the flour using your fingertips until it is evenly incorporated. Add a quarter of a cup of water at once, mix quickly into a dough, adding more water, bit by bit, until