PANIPURI

 PANIPURI

The Panipuri also known as Gol gappa, term used in Western India, is a popular street snack in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It consists of a round, hollowpuri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of flavored water ("pani"), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas. It is generally small enough to fit completely into one's mouth. It is a popular street food dish in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Karachi, Lahore, Chittagong, Dhaka and 

Kathmandu.

Hisotry of Panipuri

The panipuri originated from the Magadha region of India, present day South Bihar where it is also known as phulki. The English meaning of golgappa is "watery bread" or "crisp sphere eaten." The literal meaning suggests that it may have originated from Varanasi.

Different Names of Panipuri 

Name	Region
Pani Ke Patashe	Haryana
Gol Gappa	West Bengal, New Delhi, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh in India; almost everywhere in Pakistan
Pani ke bataashe / Patashi	Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Panipuri	Hilly part of neighbouring country Nepal, Maharashtra (Mumbai and all the parts of Maharashtra), Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Phuchka	West Bengal, Assam (India) and Bangladesh
Gup chup	West Bengal,Odisha, South Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Hyderabad, Telangana
Pakodi	Gujarat (some parts)
Phulki	Terai Part in Nepal, Madhya Pradesh
Tikki	Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)
Padaka	Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Phulki	Eastern Region of Uttar Pradesh

Serving

Typically, 4–8 panipuris are served over a portion on a triangular plate made from dry sal leaves. Some places offer panipuris prepared on a whole plate, but the popular way for them to be served is one-at-a-time from a roadside vendor. Customers hold a small plate or bowl (katori) and stand around the vendor’s cart. The server then starts making one panipuri at a time and gives one to each individual. Panipuri servers have to remember each customer's preferences such as sweetened pani, more filling or extra onions, for example. The server must keep count of how many panipuris each person has had.

those who are addicted to Panipuri, the slogan for you

“I can handle a stomach upset, but not the pain of having to stay away from Pani Puri”

Call them golgappa, pani puri, gup chup or puchka, they are super delicious and totally worth dying for.

So what are you waiting for? Go get some. :)