Viral Pani Puri Shawarma Video From Surat Leaves Netizens Shocked

If the bold nature of fusion street food in India has left you in shock, the latest addition to the list will surely make your eyes pop. This time a fusion called pani puri shawarma is making waves on the internet as a street vendor from Surat decided to come up with this creation after his trip to Turkey. Inspired by the delicacy of slow-roasted meat covered in warm flatbread, Ismail decided to cut pieces of spit-roasted chicken and combine them with shredded cabbage, julienned beetroot and fried potato sticks .

The video then shows him pouring what looks like a yogurt-based sauce over the mixture, followed by a dollop of schezwan chutney. Once combined, he opens a hollow puri and pours the filling into the cavities, finishing it with more yogurt sauce, schezwan chutney and grated cheese. A quick grilling with a blowtorch to melt the cheese and the fusion offering was ready to eat! Despite the backlash online, the seller says many flocked to his cart to try this “culinary marvel.”

Although most people expressed dissatisfaction with the amount of cheese used in preparing these strange fusion recipes, some even wondered where the ‘pani’ for pani puri was. The viral video, which has over 355,000 views on Would you try this unusual combination if you had the chance? Let us know in the comments.