Panipuri

Panipuri (pānīpūrī ) or Phuchka (Phuchka ) is a type of snack that originated in the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Panipuri
Alternative namesPaani patashi (Haryana)
Pani ke batashe (Uttar Pradesh)
Tikiya (Madhya Pradesh)
Golgappa, gol gappay or gol gappa (Delhi, Punjab)
Phuchka (Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal, Bengal)
Phuska/Puska (Assam)
Fuska (Sylhet and Chittagong)
Gup-chup (Odisha, Chhattisgarh)
Pakodi (Gujarat)
TypeSnack
Place of originIndia
Main ingredientsFlour, spiced water, onions, potatoes, chickpeas

It consists of a round or ball-shaped, hollow puri (a deep-fried crisp crepe), filled with a mixture of flavored water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion or chickpeas.[2][3]

Names

Panipuri's name varies depending on the region. In Haryana it is known as paani patashi; in Madhya Pradesh fulki; in Uttar Pradesh pani ke batashe/padake ; in Assam phuska/puska and pakodi; in parts of Gujarat, Gup-chup in parts of Odisha, Phuchka in Bihar, Nepal, Jharkhand, Bengal and Chhattisgarh.[4]

Phuchka (or fuska or puska) differs from panipuri in content and taste. It uses a mixture of boiled gram and spiced mashed potatoes as the filling,[4] and is tangy rather than sweetish while the water is sour and spicy.

See also

References
  1. Tarla Dalal, Chaat Cookbook., Gardners Books, 2000, 116 p. ISBN 978-81-86469-62-0
  2. Ramprasad, Gayathri (2014). Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within. Hazelden. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-61649-531-2.
  3. Pani Puri recipe in Veg Recipes of India
  4. "11 Different Names For Your Favourite Pani Puri". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

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