Phuchka and Churmur Kolkata Street Food Style....
Ingredients
50 pieces of Phuchka / Golgappa / Pani puri ( I buy the pani puri papad packet and fry the Phuchkas at home)
Ready fried packets are also available in the market
500 grams Potatoes boiled
2 tbsp Soaked Red Bengal Grams
2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
1 tbsp Green chillies chopped
Black Salt powder to taste
3 to 4 tbsp Tamarind pulp
2 tbsp Bhaja Masala ( 2 tbsp Coriander seeds, 1 tbsp Cumin seeds, 2 Whole Red Chillies - roast all the spices and grind them into powder)
Method
Take 3 to 4 tbsp tamarind pulp as per the sourness required, add 1/2 tbsp chopped green chillies, 1/2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Black salt to taste, 1 tbsp Bhaja masala and a bottle of cold water. Mix the tamarind water and keep it aside. Take the boiled potatoes and mash it. Add black salt to taste, few chopped green chillies, some chopped coriander leaves, 1/4 tsp. tamarind plup, 1 tsp Bhaja masala and red bengal grams. Mix it well. To have the Phuchka, take one Phuchka, break it and add 1/2 tsp of mashed potato. Dip it in tamarind water.
To make Churmur
Take the mashed potato mix, crush some Phuchka and add some tamarind water. Churmur is ready
