Pani puri is a delicious hollow and crispy semolina ball that is stuffed with a chickpea and potato filling and filled with spicy and sweet pani (spiced water) for a mouth-bursting street food snack.

As you sense the crunchiness from the crisp puri, chew the tender boiled and mashed filling mixture, taste a hint of sweetness from the tamarind chutney, and gulp the spicy-tangy water down your throat – it is an explosion of flavors and tastes you can never imagine until you eat that luscious pani puri.

Make pani puri (golgappa) at home with store-bought puffs, and this recipe for spiced potatoes and water from Semma restaurant in New York.

Pani puri recipe gets a Mexican Indian fusion makeover! Here, the puris are filled with Mexican food - beans

Pani Puri is a popular Indian street food and for good reason. It is a crispy shell filled with chickpeas and potatoes and dunked in a spicy green broth. Top it with sweet chutney and chopped red onion. It's delicious! I grew up watching Bollywood movies and this street food would sometimes make a cameo.

Enjoy the flavor explosion of homemade Pani Puri, a delightful Indian street food! Crispy puris filled with tangy tamarind water, spicy mint chutney, potatoes, and chickpeas for a refreshing treat.

Sharing 3 different flavors of pani for pani puri from traditional mint-cilantro to more trendy strawberry and pineapple ones.

Pani Puri aka Gol Gappa or Puchka Recipe - Pan Puri is a popular Indian street food where crispy puris are hollowed out and filled with a vegetarian filling of potatoes/chickpeas and flavoured chutneys/water that are sweet, sour and spicy. When you bite down on the filled Puris, you get the most divine explosion of flavours in your mouth.The puris can be made at home or store brought. I brought the puris on this occasion but have included the recipe for my homemade Puris below.

Make authentic Indian Pani Puri at home! Our guide helps you craft the perfect zesty water and savoury filling. Street food at its finest!

In this post, we’ll share the traditional pani puri recipe and teach you everything there is to know about this beloved Indian snack.