Type of dish Snack Serving temperature Cold | Place of origin India Region or state East India | |
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Main ingredients Flour, Spiced water, Onions, Potatoes, Chickpeas Similar Puri, Chaat, Bhelpuri, Pav bhaji, Papri chaat | ||
Round Gossips ( pānīpūrī ) is a common street snack in several regions of the Indian subcontinent. In East India, it is known as Phuchhka while in North India, it is called Golgappa. It consists of a round, hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of flavored water (commonly known as Ibli Pani), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas.
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History
Panipuri literally means "water bread". Little is known about its origins. The term pani puri was recorded in 1955; and golgappa in 1951.
Names
Panipuri has various names, depending on the region.
In Haryana it is called Paani ke Patashe; in Madhya Pradesh Fulk ; in Uttar Pradesh Golgappa,in West Bengal, Bangladesh and Bihar Nepal, Puchka; in parts of Gujarat, Pakodi; in parts of Odisha, South Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad and Telangana Gup Chup.
In popular culture
There was a monthly children's magazine published in 1970 in Delhi, called Golgappa. Panipuri was used in the movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi starring Sharukh Khan and Anushka Sharma, in which they had the "Golgappa eating challenge". In the film, the person who eats the most Golgappas is the winner and can ask the loser to do anything he or she wishes. Since it is a popular dishSince it is a popular dish, companies such as Haldirams now offer Panipuri kits as part of their product range across India and abroad.