This fabulous Indian street food snack is well worth the effort to make. Pani puri are proper flavour bombs: crisp and light dough balls are filled with spiced chickpeas, sweet and tangy date and tamarind chutney and finished with spicy, herby water. Pop it in your mouth in one go and enjoy the amazing range of flavours and textures.

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45MIN
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
14
For the puri
160 g
M&S fine semolina
1/4 tsp
bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp
salt
1 tsp
oil
1 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
6 tbsp
water
For the chickpea filling
1 tin
(400 g)
(400 g)
chickpeas, drained, rinsed
1 tsp
garam masala
to taste
M&S fine sea salt
to season
to taste
vegetable oil
to drizzle
1/2 bunch
coriander
leaves picked and roughly chopped
1
pomegranate
all seeds
1
small red onion, finely chopped
For the tamarind and date chutney
5
M&S Collection medjool dates, pitted, chopped
3 tbsp
M&S tamarind paste
2 tbsp
soft light brown sugar
1/2 tsp
ground coriander
1 piece
root ginger, peeled, grated
2cm piece
For the pani (flavoured water)
35 g
coriander
leaves picked
1 tbsp
soft light brown sugar
1 piece
root ginger, peeled, grated
1cm piece
2 sprigs
mint
leaves picked and roughly chopped
1
green chilli, deseeded, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp
ground cumin
75 ml
water
Nutrition per serving
Calories
270kcal
Fat
1.4 g
Saturates
0.1 g
Sugars
14.1 g
Salt
365.5 mg