Puri (food)

Puri

Puri served with sauteed potato, coriander chutney and pickle in Indian restaurant
Place of origin	South Asia
Region or state	Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Atta
Variations	Bhatoora, Luchi, Sevpuri

Puri (also spelled poori) is an unleavened deep-fried Indian bread, commonly consumed on the Indian subcontinent. It is eaten for breakfast or as a snack or light meal. It is usually served with a curry or bhaji, as in Puri bhaji.

Puri is most commonly served at breakfast. It is also served at special or ceremonial functions as part of ceremonial rituals along with other vegetarian food offered in prayer as prasadam.

The name puri derives from the Sanskrit word पूरिका (pūrikā), from पुर (pura) "filled". It has a similar name in many Asian languages including: Gujarati: પૂરી, Assamese: পুৰি (puri), Hindi: पूरी (pūrī), Marathi: पूरी (pūrī), Kannada: ಪೂರಿ (pūri), Malayalam: പൂരി, Burmese: ပူရီ (pūrī), Nepali: पूरी (puri), Odia: ପୁରି (puri), Punjabi: ਪੁੜੀ (pūḍī), Tamil: பூரி (pūri), Telugu: పూరి (pūri), and Urdu: پوری‎ (puri). Puri (პური) also means bread in Georgian.