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11Pani puri and its regional varieties!


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PANIPURI

Panipuri is a street snack that is extremely popular in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. Small in size, it consists of a hollow puri that is fried until crispy, then stuffed with a combination of flavored water called pani, tamarind chutney, chaat masala, potatoes, onions, hot chillis, and chickpeas.

In North India, panipuri is known as golgappa, gol referring to the crispy shell, and gappa referring to the eating process, since these small snacks are typically eaten one at a time. It is believed that panipuri originated in Uttar Pradesh and gradually spread in popularity throughout the country and outside of it.Today, panipuri stalls are a staple at most fairs, festivals, or weddings in India.

There are 10 different names for pani puri. How many do you know?

1. Pani puri and its regional varieties
Do you know you there are 10 different varieties of pani puri in India? Pani puri, India's all time favourite street food, is called by different names in different parts of the country. Although in most cases the recipe is almost the same, there might be quite a lot of difference in their tastes. Precisely the reason why the gupchup and phuckha eating people cannot adjust to the taste of golgappa and the paani puri eating people wonder why paani ke batashe are so spicy! Here is a list of some of the most popular varieties of this delicious snack.

2. GolGappe
The lip-smacking snack of puris filled with spicy water is known as Gol Gappe in New Delhi, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Gol Gappe are made from a mixture of potato, chickpea, chutney and served with tangy water. The puris have the extra crunch that will leave you wanting for more.With Gol Gappa stalls lining every street and corner, this is probably equivalent to North India what Vada Pav is to Maharashtra. Gol Gappe are made from a mix of potato and chickpea stuffing, chutney and very tangy water. The water has a dash of mint and lots of spices added to it. Also, in some places in North India, the puris for the Gol Gappe are not very round but slightly longish. 

3. Puchka (Fuchka)
Pani Puri is known as puchka in the Eastern states of India like Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. A Puchka is made with a mixture of boiled gram and mashed potatoes as filling, the chutney is tangy and the water is spicy. It is slightly bigger as compared to our normal puris. It is made of wheat flour. Puchkas use a mixture of boiled gram and mashed potatoes as the filling, the chutney is tangy rather than sweetish and the water is spicy. Puchkas are also slightly bigger in size and the puris are darker in colour. Bihar and Jharkhand also know the delicious snack as Puchka.

4. Pani Puri
A fried hollow and round puri filled with sweet and spicy water along with tamarind chutney, potato, chickpeas and chaat masala. Pani puri is a popular street snack that varies in taste across various regions including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Nepal. Gujarat has potato slices that are finely chopped along with the sweet chutney while in Mumbai, you get to see ragda (the mashed white beans) stuffing with sweet tamarind chutney.

5. Pakodi
Do not confuse these with the regular pakodas. Pani puri is referred to as pakodi in the interior parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Green chillies and lot of mint is added to the water and sev is an interesting addition to it in some places. Sev is sometimes an interesting addition to Pakodi in some places. Pakodis generally leave the sweet chutney out but incorporate onions. The water is heavy on mint and green chillies. Quite a deviation from the sweet-spicy snack, pakodis are quite stuffed and spicy.


6. Gup Chup
Pani puri also has a funny name called Gup Chup because it is said to fill your mouth, flooding it with water and you are unable to speak for a while! They are named Gup Chup in Odisha, parts of Bihar, Jharkhand Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad, and Telangana. White peas or chickpea is added as a stuffing along with spicy-tangy water and boiled potatoes. Gup Chups generally consist only of boiled chickpeas or white peas and spicy water, eliminating the potatoes. As a result, they are much lighter to eat. Onions are not always added but can be, on request. 


7. Pani ke Patashe
This name is popular in Uttar Pradesh. The main ingredients are the same but the water has different spices.


8. Pani ke Bataashe/Patashi
This name in popular in Central India, including parts of UP and Rajasthan. It is the regular Golgappa with essential potato filling.


9. Tikki
Slightly unbelievable, but in Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh pani puri is referred to as Tikki though it has no relation with a tikki. The puris of Hoshangabad's tikkis are slightly smaller.It is only in Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh where pani puri is referred to as Tikki. For the rest of the world, Tikkis are aloo tikkis but for these guys, tikkis are yummy puris stuffed with potatoes or chickpeas and dipped in tangy water.


10. Phulki
Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Nepal refers to pani puri as 'Phulki'. There's no difference in the preparation and it is only the name that differs.


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