Alternative names | Sanskrit name - Jalapatra Paani patashi/Pani puri/ Pani ke batashe (Nepal, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra , Gujarat, Sindh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh)[1] Golgappa, gol gappay, gol gappa or gappe (Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Karachi or other Urdu-speaking regions of Pakistan) Fuchka/Phuchka/Phuska/Puska/Fuska (Bengal, [Bangladesh and West Bengal], Bihar, North and East Jharkhand and Assam) Gupchup (Odisha, Southern Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh) |
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Type | Snack |
Place of origin | Indian subcontinent [2] |
Region or state | Indian subcontinent |
Main ingredients | Flour, spiced water, onions, potatoes, chickpeas, tamarind |
Variations | Sev puri, Puri |
Pani puri ([a] is a deep-fried breaded hollow spherical shell, about 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter, filled with a combination of finely diced potato, onion, peas, and chickpea. It is a common street food in the Indian subcontinent. It is often spiced with tamarind chutney, chili powder, or chaat masala.[3][4][5] A Bengali variant, fuchka,[b] uses spiced mashed potatoes and dal or ghugni as the filling.[6]
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