'golgappe' Vs 'panipuri' Vs 'phuchka': Who Will Win This Never-Ending

[Spartan]

Golgappa' is easily the king of street food in India. On any Indian street lined with restaurants, golgappa is the crowd puller. Groups of four to seven people eagerly await their turn while one guy on a cart quickly refills all their plates within ten seconds. Everyone has their own set of instructions for the 'golgappe wala' to make it tastier by asking him to add more chilli chutney, or making it sweeter, or at least handing out more puri!

'Atta or sooji?' 'How many golgappe do you serve in one plate?' 'Do you charge extra for more 'teekha pani'?' are some of the first few questions you'll ask the 'chaatwala'. This crisp little spherical fried item has found different names for itself in different parts of the country. Ideally consumed with flavoured water, tamarind chutney, potatoes, onions, chickpeas and chilli chaat masala, it's amazing how we've found variations in the recipe of the same golgappa after every 100 kilometres in India.

From panipuri to phuchka, here's how we like to eat our delicious golgappas! You decide which one's better in this never-ending battle of 'panipuri' vs 'golgappa'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spartan]

 

Gup chup from Odisha: Mashed potatoes, boiled yellow peas and chopped onion, all find their way inside the delicious ‘gup chups’ from Odisha. With chopped green chillies, tamarind and jal jeera flavoured water and high on spices, the gup chup pleases taste buds like no other fast food would!

[Spartan]

Phuchka from West Bengal and Assam: In Bengal and specifically Kolkata, Phuchka is considered to be the king of this variety of snacks, compared to its cousins golgappas or panipuris. The filling is made by lightly mashing boiled potatoes with black salt, salt, some spices, a generous portion of tamarind pulp (made by mashing ripe tamarind in tamarind water), chilli. The tamarind water 'Tetul Jol' is made by mixing tamarind and spices/ salt and making a light and tart liquid with water. At some places like Deshpriya Park, a very famous variety is made with sour curd, and called Dahi (curd) Phuchka. Just crack the phuchka with your thumb and get going!

 

[Spartan]

 

Bataasha or Pani ke bataashe: In Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Madhya Pradesh, "Pani ke bataashe", are nothing but golgappe, also known as "Bataasha", with a small amount of boiled peas is filled inside. The "Bataasha" is dipped in the spicy water or "Pani". In the Lucknow region the Pani is prepared using mint, tamarind, asafoetida, black pepper, red chili powder and salt. At Hazratganj in Lucknow, you can savour Paanch Swaad Ke bataashe with the bataashe served with five differently tasting Pani one after another.

[tom bhayya]

naidu uncle US lo yellow peas dorukuthaaya asalu????

[Spartan]

 

Panipuri from Maharashtra: In Maharashtra, by contrast, the recipe is usually spicier and contains boondi or sprouts in addition to other ingredients. Panipuris are also eaten with curd and different types of masalas such as onion, sev, and mixture of fried snacks or Bhujia along with available seasonal nuts, as the base of the snack.

[Spartan]

 

Panipuri from Andhra Pradesh: As we go down south India pani puri has taken its own variations in many regions. Hyderabad is famous for panipuri in Andhra Pradesh. Here the road side stalls serve pani puris with Boiled Chickpeas filled accompanied by spicy pani. At times the boiled chickpeas is again warmed with the addition of few more spices to this and is filled into the puris. These are lighter when compared to the potato stuffing.

[Spartan]

 

Pakodi from Gujarat: The Gujarati variation of golgappa is the ‘pakodi’. Though they use green chillies and chilli paste, this version of golgappa is usually sweeter than you’d find in the rest of India. The stuffing remains the same like in most parts of India – chickpeas, onion, and sev.

[Chitti_Robo_Rebuilt]

one and only fav outside food.... :(  

 

maa voorlo cheysinatlu hyd lo kooda cheyaru.. hyd lo sweet eystharu.. maa inti pakkana aadu cheysthadu abbbooooo.... ikkada chala sarlu cheysukunnam but antha taste radu :(

[Spartan]

naidu uncle US lo yellow peas dorukuthaaya asalu????

 

Yes farmers market lo..

[timmy]

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[Power Star]

  anni same kaada ?