Google doodle on Wednesday celebrated a preferred South Asian avenue meals ‘pani puri’ as on July 12, 2015, a restaurant in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore achieved the world document for serving essentially the most flavors of pani puri by providing 51 choices.

The snack, product of a crispy shell full of potatoes, chickpeas, spices, or chilis and flavoured water, is understood by varied names like puchka, gol gappa, and has many regional variations throughout the nation.

In Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, the bite-sized snack is often crammed with boiled chickpeas, a white pea combination, and sprouts dipped in tangy and spicy water. In Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and different north-Indian states, the potato and chickpea-filled deal with dunked in jaljeera-flavored water known as gol gappa. The identify puchkas or fuchkas is utilized in West Bengal and components of Bihar and Jharkhand, with the important thing ingredient for this selection being tamarind pulp.

According to the legends, the historical past of the favored snack dates again to the epic Mahabharata time when the newlywed Draupadi was challenged to feed her 5 husbands with scarce assets. With just a few leftover potatoes and greens and a small quantity of wheat dough to work with, Draupadi crammed small items of fried dough with the potato and vegetable combination, and thus, pani puri was invented.

In the right now’s doodle recreation, the participant is tasked to assist the road vendor crew to perform the orders for pani puri. The gamers is required to decide on the puris that match every buyer’s taste and amount choice to maintain them joyful.

(With inputs from Google Doodle archives)