Mexican Style Golgappa (with Fruit Pani) is a delightful Indian-Mexican fusion twist on the classic Indian street food, Pani Puri. Bursting with vibrant flavors, this avocado pani puri makes a fantastic party appetizer that's sure to impress your guests!
Pani Puri, also known as Golgappa, is a beloved street-style chaat featuring a hollow, crispy-fried puffed ball filled with a spicy potato mixture, boiled chickpeas, onions, spices, and flavored water — often a mix of tangy tamarind and refreshing mint.
This is the most popular Indian street food and is loved by everyone, whether kids or adults. You will find many thela or street vendors in every area of the city in India.
Today, I am sharing an Indo-Mexican fusion snack with Avocado salsa stuffed inside a crispy puri. Instead of traditionally flavored mint/pudina pani, I am sharing fruit pani made with orange juice and spices. You can also use leftover guacamole as a filling and call it guacamole pani puri.
This avocado pani puri is very simple to assemble, and absolutely delicious. I've served this appetizer to most of my guests, and they all loved it! Other Indian chaat recipes I often make at home are bhel puri chaat, avocado papdi chaat, and dahi puri etc.
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How to Make Avocado Pani Puri
Prepare the Avocado Stuffing:
Take 2 medium-ripened avocados, cut them in half, and scoop the pulp into a wide bowl. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and salt and mash well with a fork.
Add all the remaining ingredients:
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup tomato (deseeded), optional
- ¼ cup boiled sweet corn, optional
- 1 teaspoon jalapeño (green chili)
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
Mix well. Avocado Stuffing is ready.
For Fruit Pani:
In a bowl, pour the homemade orange juice. Add roasted cumin powder, red chili powder, black salt, chaat masala, pani puri powder, finely chopped mint, and coriander. Stir well until all the ingredients are combined. Adding chopped mint and coriander is optional. Orange pani is ready.
Assemble Puri:
Arrange the puris on a serving plate. Gently crack the top of each puri using your hand or spoon.
Add a spoonful of the avocado mixture into each puri. Serve immediately with the prepared pani for a refreshing burst of flavors.
Expert Tips for Mexican Golgappa
- Make sure to use ripened avocados, also known as butter fruit in India.
- Don't forget to add lime juice to the avocado salsa; it helps prevent the avocados from browning.
- Fruit Pani made with homemade orange juice tastes better than store-bought juice.
- Always prepare the pani a few hours before and keep it chilled in the refrigerator, or use the chilled water to make the pani water.
Variations
- If you have leftover guacamole, you can use it as the stuffing.
- You can also use traditional pudina/mint pani (khatta meetha pani), for this recipe tastes equally good.
- Another variation is you can replace orange juice with pineapple juice.
- If you don't have pani puri powder, add more cumin (jeera) powder, black salt, and chaat masala.
- You can also eat these avocado salsa stuffed puri's without pani as well.
- I have added chopped mint and coriander into the pani, if you don't like it coming to your mouth, then blend it with the pani.
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Mexican Style Golgappa with Fruit Pani
Ingredients
For the Stuffing
- 2 medium avocados diced and mashed
- ½ cup tomato (deseeded)
- ½ cup onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup boiled sweet corn optional
- 1 teaspoon jalapeño (green chili)
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves
- 1 tablespoon lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon chat masala
- salt to taste
For Orange Juice ka Pani (Fruit Pani)
- 1.5 cups orange juice tastes better if homemade orange juice used
- ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder (jeera powder)
- 2 teaspoons paani puri masala
- 1 tablespoon pudina (mint) chopped (optional)
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves chopped
- ¼ teaspoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon black salt (kala namak)
- ½ teaspoon chat masala powder
- salt to taste
Other Ingredients
- 25-30 puris
- tamarind chutney optional
Instructions
Prepare the Stuffing
- Take ripened avocados, cut them in half, and scoop the pulp into a wide bowl. Add lime juice and salt and mash well with a fork.
- Add all remaining ingredients tomato, onions, boiled corn, green chilies, cilantro, chat masala and mix well. Avocado Salsa is ready.
For Fruit Pani
- Take orange juice in a bowl. Add all the above ingredients like roasted cumin (jeera) powder, red chili powder, black salt, chat masala powder, Pani puri powder, chopped mint, and coriander, and mix together well.
- Orange Pani is ready. Adding chopped mint and coriander is optional.
Assemble Puri
- Assemble puri in a serving plate. Crack the top of puri with a spoon.
- Add spoonful of avocado mixture into each puri. Serve it with pani.
Notes
Tips
- Make sure to use ripened avocados also known as butter fruit in India.
- Don't forget to add lime juice to avocado salsa, helps them from browning.
- Fruit Pani made with homemade orange juice tastes better than store brought juice.
- Always prepare the pani a few hours before and keep it chilled in the refrigerator or use the chilled water to make the pani water.
Variations
- I have added chopped mint and coriander into the pani, if you don't like it coming to your mouth then blend it with the pani.
- You can also use traditional pudina/mint pani (khatta meetha pani) for this recipe tastes equally good.
- Another variation is you can replace orange juice with pineapple juice.
- If you don't have pani puri powder add more cumin (jeera) powder, black salt, and chat masala.
- You can also eat these avocado salsa stuffed puri's without pani as well.
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Yukti Arora
Wow looking so tempting and mouth watering i loved it so keep posting and share more different paani puri recipes.
bhavana
Thankyou for your wonderful comment.