Incredible India - a kitchen and pantry on a basket serving the famed Bhel Puri

At Talaopali or Lake Area of Thane today we met a bhelpuri seller, Shiv Kumar Gupta. Gus aluminium drum had all ingredients of the puri on it: sauces - green and red (hot and sweet), minced salad, lentil noodles or sec, lentil noodles with peanuts, lentils and peas, puffed rice and flat, fried dough called papdi.

The hawker’s basket with supplies at the top

Customers can choose a wet or dry bhel puri. It is rustled up and offered in a cone of used paper. The papdi serves as a spoon!

The bhel puri costs just twenty rupees (about US$ 0.30). Shiv Kumar is so conscientious he even had a trash bag with his drum.

The hawker Shiv Kumar Gupta making Bhelpuri

Any Google Local Guide visiting any part of India is recommended to try Bhel Puri. It is a popular street food pan India. Those too fussy about eating on the street can also order the same dish in restaurants.

The tangy bhelpuri in a paper cone with two fried dough discs as spoons

Bon appetit.

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Hi @giribpai ,

Thanks for sharing with us!

Bhel Puri would seem to be quite filling and tasty treat, I would imagine having one for energy boost for late afternoon at work, as I would also imagine it being crunchy with burst of flavors. : ]

Does it happen to have any other names for the dish (if I remember correctly)?

For the moment, I would just wanted to let you know that the subject of Food and Drink would be better suited for the post, as that’s why there is the correction of category.

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That’s a unique story @giribpai
Even a mention of the name Bhel Puri & Pani Puri is mouth-watering.
Nevertheless, I patronize vendors doing the preparations in a closed shop, wearing a head-cover & using protective covering on the palms & forearms.

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It is also called Jhalmuri @sonnyNg but Bhelpuri is the common name.

Yes, it is crunchy and filling and a good and healthy snack.

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Yes @C_T some people prefer more hygienic version.

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Hello @giribpai

Beautiful pictures of cuisine.

I know it taste great.

Keep it up. :slightly_smiling_face:

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