Did you know Pani Puri was invented by Draupadi? Here’s the story

Pani puri is a popular street food which is loved by everyone in India

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Pani Puri is also known by the names like Gol Gappe, Phuchka, Pani ka Bataasha or Patasha, Gup Chup, Phulki

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Historically, it is believed that Pani Puri was first originated in Magadh

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The ancient Pani Puri was known as ‘Phulki’ which was made with smaller, crispier puris and presumed to have had potato fillings

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However, according to a legend, Mahabharata’s Draupadi invented the Pani Puri

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During the exile, Kunti challenged Draupadi to prepare a single dish from scarce resources to satiate the hunger of all her husbands

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Kunti gave Draupadi some leftover vegetables and just enough wheat dough to make one puri

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It is believed that the resulting dish was none other than early variation of Pani Puri

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