Choclate Pani Puri

Hi Girls,

Here is my recipe for the much talked about “Chocolate Pani Puri”

Coating the Pani Puri with Chocolate

Method 1

Temper the chocolate.

I used semi sweet morsels. Microwave 1 cup of semi sweet morsels in a clean and dry microwave safe bowl for 1 minute. Remove and keep stirring till it forms a smooth n even melting chocolate consistency. U can also use the instructions mentioned on the chocolate packet u use for melting. Dip the pani puris and rotate so all sides are covered in chocolate. Use a fork so the excess drips off. Line a parchment paper in a tray and place the pani puri on it to dry. The puri wont get soggy. Once the chocolate coating is done, the covering becomes strong and u need a spoon to poke a hole in it while serving. U wont be able to poke it with slight pressure from fingers. U can put it in the fridge too for drying. But I didn’t feel the need to do that. It was drying fine outside at room temperature too. After 5 mins it will be completely dry to touch. Repeat the process for other puris. I could coat about 10 to 12 puris in 1 cup of morsels. You batch is ready for serving. It can be done few days in advance and kept ready for your party.

Method 2

Temper the chocolate using Shortening.

Same method of melting, but add a little shortening before u place the bowl in the microwave for melting. Both the method works well. During summer time, the chocolate melts a little, so adding vegetable shortening helps to quickly dry and keeping it from melting at room tempature.

If u feel that while coating, the layer is very thick on the puri, than dip it once and spread the chocolate around using ur fingers to coat it evenly. That way u will have thin coating on the puris.

Serving

Chop fresh fruits (Strawberry and Kiwi are a must. But u can add apple or pear too. They usually oxidize, so I personally prefer strawberry n kiwi) preferable just before serving or an hour before. That way they wont release water and make ur puri soggy. If u have to cut before hand, than I would suggest to keep the cut fruits in a sieve on top of a box and keep in the fridge. That way the water will ooze out and ur fruits will be cold will serving.

Keep the Vanilla Ice cream in the fridge in a bowl, so it melts down and has watery consistency, but is cold.

While serving, poke a hole in the chocolate pani puri, add the chopped fresh fruits and fill the puri with melted vanilla ice cream and enjoy the mouthful of heaven….

Best served cold. Mix of strawberries, kiwi and/or apple is an awesome combination to serve. Chocolate with fruits and vanilla is itself a awesome combo. It gives a khatta meetha thanda feel in the mouth. Enjoy…

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