This is probably the the 'daintiest' (IF such an adjective could be used to describe street food) of the set of 'big five' Bombay street food classics that I'd like to share with food52. Small round deep fried crisps made with dough topped with boiled and seasoned potatoes, sweet & spicy chutney and topped with 'sev' (which gives the dish its name). You either ordered a 'full plate' (8 pieces) or a 'half plate' (4 pieces)
<br />Sev is an extruded crisp deep fried chick pea flour batter. seasoned simply with salt, it is liberally sprinkled on to most street dishes as a finishing garnish along with finely chopped cilantro & green chiles. Its readily available in Indian grocery stores across the US.
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<br />A perfectly wonderful substitute for the puri in the U.S.A are those round tortilla chips, even better, the cup shaped chips! If you cannot locate Sev, feel free to crumble a few potato chips & substitute!

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