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Crispy Semolina Puri for Pani Puri | Sooji ke Gol Gappe (Batashe)

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My husband is madly fond of Golgappas / Pani Puri (Indian spiced water balls) and here in Singapore, we do not get them so easily. A few months back we got a phone number of one aunty who makes the puris for golgappas on order, so, we tried getting a batch from her. Though they were crisp, we were still sort of unsatisfied because of a weird smell that emanated out of the golgappas. It was after this event that I thought of making the puris myself; watched a lot of videos on Youtube and tried an endless number of recipes but never got a success. Luckily my mother-in-law was here with us the last month and knowing her excellent culinary capabilities, I was sure she would be able to help me out perfecting the recipe...and lo ! here I was with these amazingly crisp and crunchy puris that my husband enjoyed to his heart's content.    You would notice my puris have cut-out edges, that is because I could not find a round cookie cutter and therefore cut them using a cut-out edged cooki