Tripti’s love note to the Indian snack

Every cloud has a silver lining, and this maxim stands true for Dubai-based marketing professional, Tripti Ramchandani. Her fond memories of one particular Pani Puri incident is something that she will never forget. In fact, it inspired her to pen a rich tribute to this humble streetside snack. 

It all happened when Tripti had gone to attend her uncle’s wedding. After the celebrations, the bus that was taking them back home was leaving, but Tripti was so preoccupied with eating Pani Puri that she did not pay any attention to the announcements being made about the departure of the bus. Only after gorging on several plates of the snack did she realise that the bus had departed and she was left behind. However, she wasn’t the least bit perturbed, it gave her the chance to have Pani Puri to her heart’s content and inspired her to pen a note about her favourite street snack. 

Here’s her note for the special dish:

My Dearest Pani Puri,

Words can hardly express the depth of my love for you. 

From the moment we first met, and I tasted your crispy shell paired with the tangy, spicy water, I knew I had found something truly special.

You’re not just a snack, you’re a cherished part of my life. 

Your delightful flavours, and the way you surprise my taste buds with each bite, are like a symphony of sensations that I never want to end.

Just as I eagerly anticipate the next Pani Puri, I eagerly await each moment with you. 

Your presence is my comfort and joy, a reminder of life’s simple and delicious pleasures.

Here’s to a lifetime of savouring every moment, just like we savour every Pani Puri together. You are my forever love.

Thank you, Tripti, for sharing your love for the Pani Puri as a Trumpet Blower!

Join the debate?

We in Dubai, though thousands of miles away from our homeland, are fortunate to relish some of the best varieties of this dish in town. Some of the options available here will even give original recipes from our home turf a run for their money.

Some like it hot and spicy, some like it sweet while some prefer to have it cold! Whatever may be your choice. There’s no denying that a Pani Puri can satiate your tastebuds like no other Indian snack.