New Alipore has blessed us with two supremely famous phuchka stalls - Bada Phuchkawalla, and the other in front of Nandan Market. While Bada Phuchkawalla, true to its name, provides extra-large phuchkas, the latter proudly specialises in giving a variety of flavoured water. From raw mangoes to icy-jal jeera, the phuchkas, costing Rs 10 for five, are short of delicious.
10. Pani Puri Stalls at the Marina Beach, Chennai
You dont have to be in North India to enjoy pani puris. The golden fried puris filled with tangy tamarind water are available at the stalls in Marina Beach in Chennai as well. There is definitely a fondness for this snack among the locals when it is accompanied by the cool sea-breeze. More than a snack, Marina pani puris are the experience of a lifetime.
11. Ramraj's Pani Puri, Frazer Town, Bangalore
Closest to the authentic Kolkata phuchkas, Ramrajs pani puri serves up the right combination of crunchy puris and masaledar tangy water. It started six years ago with a single stall to slowly becoming four at prominent places in Bangalore. The origin of Ramrajs pani puri stall is a rather interesting story. The owner Ramraj, from Allahabad, started the stall after he failed to make it big working in a diamond factory. To survive, he began working with a Pani Puri vendor from Kolkata. And the rest, as they say, is history.