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Pani Puri is one of the most famous snacks in India. Also popularly, known as Golgappa (Puchka) in the Northern parts of India, this is one snack which no one hates and everyone craves more for it. It is basically a combination of potatoes, onions, chickpeas and coriander sauce drenched together in sour and spicy mint water. Although you can get some lip smacking Pani Puri anywhere in the Indian markets, but you can easily make it yourself at your home as well. You only require a few ingredients and some medium level cooking skills to prepare this great snack at your home. Here we have provided a step by step guide to teach our readers how to make Pani Puri and to make them aware of the Pani Puri recipe.

How to Make Pani Puri at Home

Preparing the Pani/Mint Water of Pani Puri

Making Pani is the first step in this recipe to make Pani Puri. To begin, you need to rinse some coriander and mint leaves and add them along with ginger and lemon juice in a grinder jar.

  • Grind until a smooth paste is ready. You can also add some water if required.
  • After that, take it out in a large bowl and add black pepper, chaat masala and four cups of water to it. Stir it properly and add salt as per your taste.
  • You can also add boondi to it.
  • Store it in the refrigerator for around an hour and hence your first step in the golgappa recipe is complete with the preparation of pani.

Method to Prepare Puri (Golgappe)

This is the only difficult part in the preparation of Pani Puri which requires some time as well. People are always confused about how to make puri for Pani Puri. To begin, you need to take some semolina, baking powder, maida and a pinch of salt in a jar with a wide mouth.

  • Mix the ingredients listed above thoroughly after adding blind stiff dough and some water in incremental quantities.
  • Cover it with a damp cloth thereafter. Then keep the bowl and the mixture in it aside for an approximate time of around 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Remove the cloth thereafter and knead the mixture again to make it smooth in texture. Divide it into 4 equal portions and give each portion a round shape. Roll it flat into a rolling board thereafter.
  • Cut it further into small round shaped puris by using a round shaped cutter. You can also use bottle lid or a small katori for this purpose. The remaining dough can again be mixed and cut to make some more puris.
  • Deep fry the puris in oil in a frying pan and take them out when they become of golden color. Let them cool down and there you have your crispy puris ready to be eaten along with the pani, completing the second step of the recipe to make golgappa.

Method to Prepare Masala

  • To make Pani Puri masala, you need to take some boiled black chana and potatoes and mash them together with red chili powder, cumin-coriander powder, chaat masala powder, coriander leaves and salt.
  • Mix them together thoroughly. Your masala is ready and store them in a bowl to be later filled in the puri. Hence the final step of golgappa making recipe is done. Now put the masala in the puris. Dip them and fill them with the water. And enjoy your tasty Pani Puris.

Now, get ready to taste the mouth-watering Indian snack that is popular throughout the country and might have brought cravings to your mouth till now.

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Bread and Jam is a routine breakfast for most of the people. Kids love the different flavors of jam and it makes an easy pick for all mothers as it requires less effort and adds nutrition to kids’ diet. The different flavors of jam available in the market are often prepared with artificial sweeteners and sugar which is not so recommendable for the growing kids. Mixed fruit flavor is one of the most loved variant and the effortless steps to make it at home are an icing on the cake! Here is a simple mixed fruit jam recipe that will add delight to your breakfast in the most healthy and easiest way.

Mixed Fruit Jam: Yipppppeeee!!!!! Kids Love it

Fruits are always welcomed by kids and it adds to their nutrition too. Homemade mixed fruit jam with the choice of fruits makes it an easy attempt for all mothers to feed their kids with the right food. Apples, Grapes, Strawberries, Bananas, etc. can all be added in the right quantity with sugar to make a delicious mixed fruit jam that can be served with hot Chapattis or bread to make a finger-licking and healthy brunch.

Mixed Fruit Jam Recipe at Home: Ingredients, Cooking Tips

Recipe to Make Mixed Fruit Jam at Home without Pectin

You can start with the fruits and make a simple attempt to prepare mixed fruit jam. The red rosy apples with ripened bananas are must for the delicious fruit flavor and fragrance. Strawberries with black grapes are an additional delight. Fruits itself provide the natural pectin and hence no extra pectin is required. Read the step by step recipe of mixed fruit jam to garner all the required ingredients and make the perfect jam at home.

Ingredients

  • To begin with, you would need 1 apple, one well ripened banana and an orange with 3 plums.
  • Also take 3 sugar prunes and 2 cups of seedless black grapes.
  • Keep 1 and half cup of sugar or more depending on your sugar taste.
  • Also squeeze ½ tbsp. of lemon juice in a bowl.
  • You can also add 5 chopped strawberries and 1 chopped and peeled pineapple.

How to Cook Mixed Fruit Jam: Preparation Tips

Mixed Fruit Jam is basically a combination of different fruits with perfect sugar to make it an ideal delicacy. Here are some very simple steps to make mixed fruit jam at home.

  1. Blend the Fruits: Take an apple, an orange, a banana, a prune and a plum, and peel them. Chop them into fine pieces and mix all the fruits in a bowl. Blend the fruits together in a mixer. You can also add the finely peeled and chopped pineapples and strawberries with the mixture until it forms a smooth fruit paste with an awesome fragrance. This is the simplest cooking lesson to start with a delicious mixed fruit jam recipe.
  2. Cook in Low Flame: Take the puree of the smooth paste of fruits and keep it in a pan. Add 1 and ½ cup of sugar and cook the puree in a low flame. Start cooking in medium flame and then to low and simmer until it forms a thick paste. Keep stirring it get a thickened form of the puree. There are some online mixed fruit jam preparation videos which will give an idea of the thickened paste formed.
  3. Add Lemon Juice: Add the lemon juice after the jam has thickened. Keep cooking until it becomes thick for about 1 and half in low flame. Also keep stirring regular intervals. These easy steps are all you need to prepare mixed fruit jam at home.
Special Tips to Remember

The above mentioned steps will help you get a delicious and sweet mixed fruit jam at home but here are some special cooking tips that are indispensable for all mixed fruit jam making recipes.

  1. While preparing the jam if you lift the spatula to pour jam, make sure it flows together. To check, pour it in a plate. If the jam spreads then it’s still not ready and required further cooking.
  2. After cooking, keep it in a cool place and store in sterilized jars.
  3. This amazing mixed fruit jam making recipe can be used for toppings on waffles or also wrapped in Rotis (Chapattis) to make a good breakfast. You can also have preservatives used in mixed fruit jam. You can also add different fruits like Papaya and Berries to give variation.
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