August 29, 2007

Little round balls of delight!

PANI PURI/GUP CHUP/GOL GAPPA/ PUCHKA- call it what you like.

- The puri itself varies between different proportions of wheat and rava.
- As long as it is fresh and crisp it is acceptable
- The substantial part of the stuffing varies between black channa, kabuli chana, peas, moong, potato &/ or boondi
- The water of course could be tangy, spicy, minty, sweet or sour - as you like it

Any trivia on this?

Is its origin as romantic a discovery as chips or wafers which resulted from a chef who, in his frustration with a guest who wanted really crisp potatoes, went ahead and made wafers?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh god. now you've made me ravenous. have to go and hit the desi chaat place in north ldn soon.

namvor

RJ said...

mouthwatering stuff!

timepass said...

arre, I am already craving for Mumbai chat and here u go... now my cravings have increased more after reading this post...

Swati said...

slurping ...:P