Central and East India · South Asian deep-fried bread
Puri
Puri is a type of deep-fried flatbread, with an unleavened wheat dough.
Puri originated from the northern Indian subcontinent, where it is one of the most common flatbreads; it is a staple food in parts of the subcontinent. It resembles chapati but is deep-fried. Similar deep-fried breads from the region include bhatura, luchi, and kachori.
How locals move
Getting around Puri the local way
- Get aroundYou can use cycle rickshaws, auto-rickshaws or electric rickshaws but agree on a price before you set off.
- Get aroundA cycle rickshaw is in the range of ₹520.
From Wikivoyage: Puri, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Jubair Bin Iqbal (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.
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