February 23, 2018

Appetizer

Vodka Pani Puri – (Vodka Infused Savory Indian Snack)

Name: Vodka Pani Puri - (Vodka Infused Savory Indian Snack)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Tsp Cumin Powder; 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder - Optional; 2 Tsp Salt (As per your taste); 1 Tsp Pink Himalayan Salt; 5 Cups Water - Chilled; 1 Cup Plain Vodka - You can use any brand & increase or decrease the quantity per taste; 1.5 Cups Fresh Mint Leaves - Cleaned and washed; 1/2 Tsp Green Chili Sauce / Paste - Optional; 1/4 Tsp Ginger Paste; 1 Tbsp Jaggery or Brown Sugar or Regular Sugar; 1/2 Tsp Tamarind Chutney -; 1/4 Cup Plain Yogurt - Whipped - Any kind can yogurt can be used; 1/2 Tsp Tamarind Chutney (Available in any Indian grocery store); 2 Large Boiled Potato - Cut into tiny bite size pieces; 1/2 Cup Large Can of Cooked Garbanzo - Mashed OPTIONAL; 4 Tbsp Boondi - available in Indian stores OPTIONAL; 2 Box/Bags of Golgappa (About 24) - Can be homemade or Store bought (easily available in any Indian stores)

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Vodka Pani Puri – (Vodka Infused Savory Indian Snack): crunchy, sweet, savory and filled with this fresh spicy vodka mint water mix.

The Vodka Pani Puri recipe makes you crave one after the other.

Ready in 15 minutes and feeds a big crowd (it can be prepped the night before and served the next day).

Hey Everyone, as I mentioned in my previous post as well, ” Holi “, is one of the Biggest Indian Festival.

It’s also known as Festival of Colors and is just around the corner, so I’m busy planning for our Holi party, food, and decoration.

And these Vodka Pani Puri – (Vodka Infused Savory Indian Snack) are hands down our (family/friends/everyone in our parties) FAVORITE snacks for Holi parties.

What makes it everyone’s favorite is the taste and how easy it is to prepare.

Also, since this festival is celebrated mostly during the daytime involving all sorts of colors, water, etc, you want the snacks to be light and equally fun to grab n go.

Hence Indian Chaat (popularly known as street food) is the most commonly served item.

These Vodka Pani Puri are a part of the ‘chaat food category’.

Now, in the streets, you will only get the Pani-Puri version of this minus the vodka 😉 Please don’t go looking for Vodka Pani Puri in the streets..lol !!

We get these Gol-Gappa – puffed wheat snacks at literally all Indian grocery stores in the USA and most of the countries.

All you do is make the Spicy Vodka-Mint water mix + fillings at home and you are good to go.

Since the puffs/gol-gappa are extremely prone to breakage easily, you don’t want to overfill them or fill them with heavy stuff.

Hence the fillings are usually boiled garbanzo beans, potatoes with thick chutneys and yogurt.

Hence it’s really easy to put together with minimal cooking (you only need to cook garbanzo beans + potatoes).

Rest everything can be bought from Indian stores including the mint water mix, popularly known as ‘Pani Puri Mix’ (small packet and can last up to 6 months).

Vodka Pani Puri Ingredients:

2 Box/Bags of Golgappa (About 24) – Can be homemade or Store-bought

Golgappa Stuffing:

Plain Yogurt – Whipped – Any kind can yogurt can be used
Tamarind Chutney (Available in any Indian grocery store)
Boiled Potato – Cut into tiny bite-size pieces
Large Can of Cooked Garbanzo – Mashed OPTIONAL
Boondi – available in Indian stores OPTIONAL

For the Vodka Infused Water/ Pani-Puri Water:

Plain Vodka – You can use any brand & increase or decrease the quantity per taste
Water – Chilled
Fresh Mint Leaves – Cleaned and washed
Green Chili Sauce / Paste – Optional
Ginger Paste
Jaggery or Brown Sugar or Regular Sugar
Tamarind Chutney

Powdered Spices:

Cumin Powder
Red Chili Powder – Optional
Salt (As per your taste)
Pink Himalayan Salt

But I like making my own Pani Puri mix at home and then add vodka in the end for the Vodka Pani Puri.

Here’s a platter of gol-gappa’s filled with:

Chutney

Yogurt

Cooked Garbanzo Beans

Potatoes

All ready to be served with the vodka mint mix.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TIP (Serving this Recipe)

You don’t want to fill the water in the gol-gappas (wheat puffs) and keep for more than 5 minutes as they’ll turn soggy and break.

They are usually filled and served immediately.

BEST: Keep a tray filled with gol-gappa and mint water separately and have your guests fill them and eat as per their choice.

The platter below is ready to be served and trust me, it’s gone the minute it’s served.

What I Usually Do:

Add the stuffed gol–gappa on top of these shot glasses filled with vodka-mint water.

Then you just eat the gol–gappa and drink the water right after or

Pour a little water in your gol–gappa and munch.

Whichever, way you like to eat them, these Vodka Pani Puri are going to make you a fan and you’ll definitely find ways to keep them in your parties.

They also make GREAT Gameday party snacks too ….

” Who doesn’t like munchies filled with little vodka 😉 “

Go ahead and enjoy them and Wish You a Happy & Fun Holi

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Yield: 24