Tasting the Best from the West

While all of us have our fair share of love for Panipuri, the availability of Fulki in Lalitpur has intrigued us all. The recently opened placed “Fulki” named after the dish itself has seemed to capture everyone's hearts and has become the talk of the town. Unknown to its taste and its origin, I decided to pay a little visit myself to taste the famous Fulki. In conversation with the owner Prasanna Shah himself, he mentions that he wanted to introduce the taste of Fulki which is rather famous in the western part of Nepal, here in the valleys. A major reason for it being, his memories of eating Fulki as a child and the unavailability of Fulki here in the valleys that encouraged him to open his place. 

The recently opened place in Tangal, Patan seemed jam-packed with customers waiting to taste what it was about and with much curiosity within myself, I ordered most of the things on the menu with much enthusiasm to taste. The first thing that I ordered was the Fulki itself, which is somewhat similar to panipuri but the filling inside contains a mixture of chaat masala, chutneys, onions and chickpeas and is meant to be eaten while it's hot if one wants to relish the crunchiness of the puri and the flavours of the ingredients. Talking about the taste, it is one blissful food to have with such mouthwatering flavours that just burst into your mouth. The crunchiness of the puri, the salty and pickled flavours of the chaat served while it was still hot and the juiciness of the onions makes this a perfect comfort food that I could eat every single day. The only downside to it? Not finding this food earlier than I did. 

Diving more into what this place had to offer, my favourite has to be the Batuk which is made from minced Kerau ko Daal and is fried and served with the sizzling sauce. it had such a homely taste to it with the deceptively simple and tender flavour of the batuk that was delightful in every way. I could eat this forever. Talking about my next snack, the Dahi Vada had the same ingredients as the batuk, the minced daal served with the savoury and gourmet flavour of the dahi(yoghurt). It was surprisingly delicious with the sweet and sour taste the dish gave mixed with the tantalizing flavours of the masalas. Last but not the least, the Aloo Tikki Chaat which was served with chickpea curry and sprinkled with the puri crumbs and chilly was irresistible. It was packed with sweet, tangy, hot and spicy flavours and the crunchy puri crumbs were the main highlight of it. Eating at “Fulki” was one the finest street food experience so far and if the dishes have not enticed you're already, don’t hesitate to visit and see what they have to offer. You won’t regret it.