Wednesday, October 1, 2008

SAVOUR THE FLAVOUR OF.. PANI PURIS !!


Being one of the Halim clan, I was labelled a foodie since the day I was born.. for there isn't a Halim who doesnt love good food.. & an indian H alim at that!

15 years past my relatively uneventful existence was when I became a "resident" Indian & that was precisely when I discovered something I had unfortunately been deprived of all those years- PANI PURIS !

Pani puris, aka golgappas, gupchups, phuchkas & whatever else the diversity of the indian subcontinent calls it, are amazing crispy, crunchy hollow balls of fried flour or suji, with spicy mashed potatoes fed into them & filled to the brim with tangy water, thanks 2 fresh tamarind, with rich indian powdered spices- which seemingly excite every tastebud that exists!

The day I first had it was when I realised how wide I could open my mouth 2 pop one in without spilling out the water.. honestly! Though first attempts were failed attempts, even the dripping of water into my plate was fun !

And the way the crispy ball cracks between the tongue and palate, giving way to the water that floods the mouth & playfully flirts around with your tastebuds.. & the hint of mashed potato beneath your molar.. pleasure beyond words !!

OH & by the way, they r never 2 be eaten alone cz half the fun of it comes from watching others struggle to pop it in without crushing the delicate crisp between their fingers; or all the water that drips from the corners of their mouth and down 2 their chin..oops!! even soil their shirts!! :) ... or the series of expressions that take form..

... mouth wide open..

...cheeks ballooned..

...lips pursed tightly to avoid "leakage" :p

...that hint of alarm when they stain their shirts..

...followed by a quick blink as they savour the tangy liquid..

...a swallow..

and then that satisfactory grin..

For those never sensitised to it, you can even see visible goosepimples cropping up!!

Need i say more than YUMMMMMMM... !!

16 comments:

  1. ohhhh.........
    thats grt....
    u told me abt that time when u tried first...
    n after that it make near abt 100 history of that exp...
    hai na?
    n in most of them i am present as a eye witness....
    i want to say something that i never told u before...u look very funny when u try to take whole golgappa in first attempt.....
    ur small mouth is fully open at that time but u..........ha ha ha ha ha.....u having a small moth na thats why.....
    why u not written abt ur small mouth in ur "lets talk abt wala" blog.....it make very funny that one....
    mazak-2 me kuchh jada likh diya.....

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  2. yum... hehe
    man u simply wite awesome. i mean ur describtion are so perfect. m sure u can write a story.. a feelings without missing a description of a breath. u rock..

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  3. @ arvind
    youuuuuuuu motoooooo !! y did u luk @ me when i was eating the thing!!! next tym i'll keep a mirror in front of me!! when u know someone's lookin @ u, u do tend 2 get conscious about urself!!

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  4. @ nidhi
    looks like u love 'em 2!! we'll meet up someday n hog on panipuris,k??? hehe
    n thnx 4 those words of encouragement sweetheart..

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  5. "And the way the crispy ball cracks between the tongue and palate, giving way to the water that floods the mouth & playfully flirts around with your tastebuds"


    yeah

    if there was a more beautiful way of writing that........you'd be labelled Shakespearette

    are you 95 yrs old by any chance? I didnt know that a 20yr old could write like this

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  6. @ deluded..
    i'm glad u appreciated reading the post.. thanks for the compliments dear.. and honestly, i'm not 95!!! :)

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  7. oh.......is that so?

    thank god you told me

    I was just about to type- "grandma.....your granddaughter is very hot.......but put your own picture on the profile"

    oh well.....I guess I'll stick to the usual

    you're hot

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  8. *slap

    damn it

    I called YOU hot

    YOU should be slapping me

    why did the warden just slap me.......

    this doesnt have anything to do with those smelly socks I put in front of his door......does it?

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  9. @ deluded
    *slap
    *slap
    *slap..
    there goes!! :)
    thanx again..
    smelly socks..ughhhhhhhhhh.. just makes me want 2 puke..
    a prankster since the day u were born,rite??

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  10. a question 2 all the guys.. i've noticed that 4 some reason boys don't lyk panipuris as much as the girls enjoy it ??
    true???
    is there a reason behind it??

    btw,the girls can reply 2 the ques 2..

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  11. no.......they say i was born lethargic

    when the doctor slapped my butt cheeks, i yawned instead of crying.

    or so ppl tell me.

    About your question

    NO. You are wrong.

    you see, there is a big funda for this. when guys eat panipuri's alone, they hog it. Ive known guys who stuff like 100 of those at a time.

    but see....when there is a girl around, we stop eating and stare instead.

    its SOO much fun in SOO many ways watching a hot girl stuff her mouth till the bursting point.

    it would be fun to watch guys do that too.......but if we did that, we'd be called gay

    hence......the choice

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  12. oh.....and by the way I wrote another post for you to read

    http://may-i-live-happily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2008/10/guest-blogger-deluded.html

    enjoy

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  13. Oh... that was sublimely expressed! made me lauff out loud. Good writing!!

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  14. Seriously. Pani puri aka Gol Guppas are a treat. Just can't get enough...

    Cheers!!

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  15. Salaam Isra,

    Can i know u? Mujhse dosti karoge? Mera naam Ishan hoon. Pssst...khaanaa bahut swaadista bana hai:-)

    Khuda hafiz.

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  16. hey whr r u lost?? long time no see

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