Churmur (Crushed Pani Puri and Potato Sour Mix, Street Style)
パニプリが崩壊する快感！砕いた殻とホクホク芋の酸っぱ辛いサラダ
Description
A junk street meal from Kolkata intentionally crushing Pani Puri shells (Puri) to pieces, vigorously tossing with boiled potatoes, chickpeas, intensely sour tamarind water, and spices.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Puchka shells(Puri)
- Potato
- Black chickpeas
- Tamarind
- Cumin
- Black salt
- Green chili
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- Puris (Pani Puri shells),
- cubed boiled potatoes, 30g boiled black chickpeas,
- tbsp tamarind water,
- minced green chili,
- tsp roasted cumin powder,
- tsp black salt,
- tsp Chaat Masala, 1/
- lemon.
- Stall vendor casually tosses ~
- round crispy 'Puris (wheat shells)' into a large stainless bowl.
- Dumps fluffily boiled cubed potatoes and chewy black chickpeas over them.
- Here is Churmur's true essence. Vendor uses metal spoon, mercilessly smashing round shells to pieces making 'Crunch! Snap!' sounds.
- Once shells are crushed, sprinkle minced green chilies, intensely sour tamarind water, roasted cumin, black salt, Chaat Masala.
- Squeeze lemon tight, swiftly stir everything 'Shaka-shaka!' with spoon. Potatoes and crushed shells absorb sour spice juice, completing a completely gooey integrated salad (Chaat). Serve on paper plate. A Pani Puri secret menu where shell crunchiness, potato fluffiness, and intense acidity/saltiness hit the brain directly in one bite.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin、Black salt、Chaat Masala
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Crush tortilla chips mixing into potato salad (as sub for texture and acidity)
Pairing
Cold water、Masala Chai
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Churmur' is Hindi onomatopoeia for 'shattering sound'. Said to be elevated to an official menu from Kolkata Puchka (Pani Puri) stall meals recycling broken defective shells due to its sheer deliciousness—a junk salad packed with street wisdom.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Gouge out the crust parts 'sogged' absorbing sour tamarind water and parts still 'crunchy' together with potatoes using a spoon to eat!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy (Lentils)