Pani Puri (10 pcs)
India's greatest one-bite experience
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · delivery via GrabFood and LINE MAN
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pieces are in a portion?
This serving includes 10 crispy puris.
Do I assemble the Pani Puri myself?
Yes, it is usually served deconstructed; you tap a hole in the puri, add the filling, and pour in the flavored water.
Is the flavored water (pani) spicy?
The green water is typically tangy and quite spicy, flavored with mint, green chilies, and black salt.
How should it be eaten?
It must be popped into the mouth whole, in one quick bite, to experience the wave of flavour without spilling.
Are the puris made of wheat or suji (semolina)?
Puris can be made from either; semolina yields a slightly thicker, crunchier shell, while wheat is lighter.
About Pani Puri (10 pcs)
Pani puri is the most theatrical of all North Indian street chaats, a snack you build and eat one piece at a time. The name says what it is: pani, the spiced water, and puri, the hollow fried shell that holds it. Across India it travels under several names, but the idea is constant everywhere, a brittle sphere filled at the last second so it shatters with a rush of cool, sour, spiced liquid the moment it goes in.
At BHARAT the shells are crisp rounds of semolina, kept sealed until serving so they stay brittle. The pani is a tangy mint and coriander water sharpened with green chilli and black salt, and it is balanced by a sweet tamarind chutney, with boiled potato and chickpea as the stuffing. The mint water and the masalas behind it are made fresh in our kitchen by our chef from Uttarakhand, and the dish is vegetarian with no pork or meat product.
A portion is ten shells, and it arrives deconstructed by design, the shells, fillings, and two waters kept apart so nothing turns soggy before you are ready. You tap a hole in the top of a puri, spoon in potato and chickpea, dip it full of the spiced water, and eat the whole thing in one go before it can leak. The pani sits firmly at the hot end of our menu, the sharpest and most refreshing way to open a meal, and unlike our fried starters its appeal is in the cold burst rather than the crunch alone.
Eat in at our 30-40 seat dining room in Huai Khwang (try the Dastarkhan floor seating), or get it delivered. Visit BHARAT →
See also: the Snacks & Chaat menu · Indian vegetarian food in Bangkok · our fresh paneer dishes · halal-friendly kitchen.