Panipuri is a popular Indian snack made of a small hollow fried bread filled with mashed potatoes and other ingredients, then dipped in flavored water. It is served by street vendors and can be assembled by guests. The bread, water, and filling are prepared separately, and the bread is made from flour, water, and oil. The water is infused with ingredients like tamarind, mint, and chiles, and the filling usually includes mashed potatoes, onions, and sometimes yogurt. Chutney can also be added for a sweet and sour flavor. To assemble, the filling is placed inside the bread, topped with chutney, and then filled with water. The snack is eaten in one bite to avoid leaking.
Panipuri is a small snack commonly found in India. It is made from a small hollow piece of fried unleavened bread known as a puri which is filled with mashed potatoes and other ingredients, then dipped or filled with thick, flavored water and eaten immediately. The effect is that all the flavors of the panipuri are released in the mouth immediately, while providing a sweet, sour and salty taste. Street vendors often serve panpuri, even though it must be made quickly and delivered to the customer to be eaten immediately, because the liquids within the hollow puri can quickly disintegrate the bread. Another way to serve snack is to allow guests to assemble each one however they like.
The small bite-sized panpuri consists of three, or sometimes four, distinct items that are usually prepared separately. The first is puri bread, which can be made ahead of time and stored in a container. The second is the pani, or flavored water, in which the puri is finally filled or dipped. The third part is solid, crushed filling for bread. Some recipes also call for some type of chutney which is spread over the filling.
Puri is a type of Indian bread made with flour, water and oil. It is kneaded and rolled into flat discs. For panpuri, the disks need to be small enough so that the finished bread fits in the mouth in one bite. The rounds of dough are fried in oil, where they puff up with the steam, creating a delicate, hollow piece of bread.
Pani is a type of infused water where the ingredients help make the water thicker. A common type of bread is made from tamarind, mint, chiles, cumin, ginger and coriander. All ingredients are ground together or placed in a blender and mixed with water. The mixture is cooled for a while, after which it is strained to keep the thick liquid smooth.
The filling for panpuri can vary widely from one area to another, though some combinations are more popular than others. Most fillings start with boiled potatoes that are mashed. Finely chopped onions, beans or cereals, and sometimes yogurt, are added to the potatoes and mixed until smooth.
Some preparations also call for a type of chutney. This is often made from tamarind paste, chili powder, cumin, and brown sugar that have been mixed together. While not necessary, sometimes the chutney provides a sweet and sour flavor to the panipuri when the pani just isn’t enough.
To make panpuri, the puri is placed on a plate and a hole is gently poked in the top. The filling is placed inside, followed by the chutney on top. The pani can then be spooned into the puri, or the filled puri can be immersed in a bowl containing the water. It’s traditional to put the whole snack in your mouth at once to appreciate the complexity of the dish and to keep the water from leaking.
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