Recipe- Crunchy And Tasty Indian Mexican Pani Puri

Pani puri recipe gets a Mexican Indian fusion makeover! Here, the puris are filled with Mexican food - beans and salsa to give this vegan Asian snack a whole new flavor! Makes for a crunchy, tasty snack that's loved by all! There are many Asian snacks that come under Indian Chaat but Pani puri is a clear winner!

There is nothing in this world more satisfying than eating chaat at a roadside stall with your friends or family. Agree with me on this?

Ingredients

To make the beans in tomato sauce

3 Tomatoes
Water for blanching
1 tsp Cooking oil
10 cloves Garlic
1 cup Kidney beans, cooked Preferably use the small kidney beans or rajma.
2 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Paprika
Salt as needed
1 tsp Sugar

To make salsa

1 Red onion, finely chopped
1 Tomato, finely chopped
1 Bell Pepper, finely chopped
1 Jalapeno, minced
3 cloves Garlic, minced
1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
1 tsp Oregano
1 tbsp Coconut Aminos or soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes
Salt as needed

To assemble the Mexican Pani Puri

20 Puris

Method

To make the beans in tomato sauce

- We need cooked kidney beans first. You can use canned beans or cook dry beans separately, beforehand.

- Then we need to blanch the tomatoes. For this, trim off the stems and cut a small "x" into the bottom of each tomato. Then, put the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water and let them cook for 30-40 seconds.

- Then, use tongs to transfer the tomatoes to a bowl of ice water so that they stop cooking. Then peel off the skin. Once the tomatoes have cooled down, blend them into a smooth puree.

- Add olive oil to a pan and fry minced garlic till it turns light golden.

- Then transfer the blanched tomato puree to the pan and cook on medium flame. Let it come to a boil. This could take 3-4 minutes.

- At this point, take out half a cup of this sauce in a bowl and keep it aside. We will add it to the salsa for a more saucy texture.

- Next put in the cooked kidney beans to the pan, stir and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes.

- Add chopped cilantro and mix it with the gravy.

- Then add the spices and seasonings like salt, garam masala, paprika, and sugar. Stir it all in together and cook for another 2 minutes before taking it off the flame. Allow it to cool down.

To make salsa

- Add very finely chopped onions to a mixing bowl.

- Then put in very finely chopped tomatoes.

- Next, add the chopped bell peppers to the bowl.

- Mince garlic and jalapeno and then add it to the bowl.

- Chopped cilantro goes in next.

- Lastly, add tomato ketchup, salt, oregano, coconut aminos or soya sauce, sugar, crushed black pepper, red pepper flakes, paprika, and the reserved tomato sauce from before. Mix it all together. Keep it aside for now.

To assemble the Mexican Pani Puri

- Only when it's time to serve, lightly crack the top of the puri using your finger or a spoon.

- Using a small spoon, fill all the puris with the beans mixture.

- Follow by adding the prepared salsa in a similar way.

- Serve immediately.