Oh my God, that looks so delicious! Now I'm starving!:(

Bhel Puri

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A dish made of puffed rice, mashed potatoes, tamarind sauce, chopped tomatoes and onions for toppings, and plenty of other assorted toppings.

Most recipes include puffed rice, "sev" (a fried snack shaped like thin noodles made from "besan" flour), and "mixture" (a mix of different types of fried snacks mixed together), as the base of the snack. Other commonly used ingredients include tomatoes, onions and chilis added to the base; northern recipes also add boiled and cut potatoes.

Different chutneys impart a sweet or spicy flavour. There are two popular chutneys used, a dark purple sweet one made mainly of dates and tamarind, and a green spicy chutney made of coriander leaves and green chillies.

Another variation is to sprinkle the chat with chunks of diced sweet mango. The finished snack is often garnished with a combination of diced onions, coriander leaves and chopped green chilis. It is sometimes served with "papri puris", a deep fried small round and crispy wheat bread. The result is a sour/pungent/sweet tasting evening snack that is a treat for the taste buds and a good source of carbohydrates and minerals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri

k I'm ordering indian food now... :p

Paani Puri

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Also known as "gol gappa" or "gup chup". It comprises a round, hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of water, tamarind, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas. It is small enough to fit completely in one's mouth.

The name gol gappa refers to the fact that crisp sphere (gol) is placed in the mouth and eaten (gappa) at one time, without biting. Urdu comes from the Hindi word for water and puri (or poori) is the name of an Indian bread made by frying dough in oil.

Typically, panipuris are served with 5–8 in a portion on a triangular "plate" made from dry sal leaves. Some places offer panipuris pre-made into a whole plate, but the popular way for them to be served is one at a time from a road-side vendor. Customers hold a small plate and stand around the server's cart. The server then starts making one panipuri at a time and gives one to each individual. Panipuri servers have to remember each customer's preferences such as sweetened pani, more filling or extra onions, for example. The server must also keep count of how many panipuris each person has had. Panipuri servers are renowned for remembering choices and numbers served, even when serving an entire crowd.

Traditionally, panipuris are eaten by placing the entire puri into the mouth in one go and biting into it. This releases a barrage of different tastes. Panipuris may be finished off with a cup of the pani, sweetened or made tarter to taste.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panipuri

Chhole Bhaturey

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A combination of "chhole" (spicy chick peas) and fried breads called "bhatoora" (made of maida flour). It is mainly eaten in North India and along with "chhole" seems to be have originated in Punjab.

The "bhatoora" is usually quite large in size. If you are a heavy eater, 2 of those will fill you up entirely. Just to give you an idea -

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It is a street food sold by vendors and is commonly eaten for breakfast. Chole bhature are very popular in major urban cities.

It is a heavy breakfast which is generally accompanied with "lassi". There are different varieties of "bhature" available in the market such as "aloo bhatura" (bhatura filled with boiled potato), "paneer bhatura" (bhatura filled with cottage cheese) etc. Chhole bhature are served with onions and "achar" (pickles). This dish is very popular among students at various campuses across India.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chole_bhature

In case you were wondering what a "lassi" is (as mentioned in the previous post)...


Lassi

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Strawberry-flavored -

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Mint-flavored -

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It is made by blending yogurt with water or milk and Indian spices. Traditional lassi is sometimes flavored with ground roasted cumin. Sweet lassi, blended with sugar or fruits instead of spices, is also very popular.

Sweet lassi is a form of lassi flavored with sugar, rosewater and/or lemon, strawberry or other fruit juices.

Saffron lassis, which are particularly rich, are a specialty of Sindh in Pakistan and Jodhpur and Rajasthan in India.

Makkhaniya lassi is simply lassi with lumps of butter in it (makkhan is the Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and Gujarati word for butter). It is usually creamy like a milkshake.

Drinking sweet lassi can cause drowsiness, which might help people with sleep disorders.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassi

More to come next time I am on.

Posting these at 17 minutes past midnight is NOT a good idea, especially when you are feeling sleepy and slobbering all over your monitor at the same time.

A popular dish in the area where my sister goes to University is the "parmo", a piece of chicken pounded flat served with melted cheese on top and usually a variety of other topping. The way she describes it as the equivalent of a Kebab for drunks in most places, her town has the Parmo; a greasy, fatty, all around unhealthy and not too ripe tasting option that one will usually wake up with half eaten atop their chest.

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sweet lassi helps with sleep disorders eh.... give me a few of them, I haven't been sleeping much at all, my insomnia doesn't bother me too much, accept the fact that sleep is needed,and i just lay in bed if i can't sleep instead of getting up and cleaning, or surfing the web. lol

All the other foods you showed V look very delicious!

Ok im hungry now, need food I haven't eaten anything since abt. 1pm yesterday, accept for a bottle of water and like 1 donut(old hostess one from breakfast all melted from the sun)

I like a lassi with rose water. Strangely, many Indian places in Los Angeles are unfamiliar with this, and when I find a place that does it, it is an event. Ice cold, rose water lassi is an unbeatable hot-weather beverage. Unbelievable...