Example Sentences

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She would frequent roadside stalls selling snacks like pav bhaji, a savory vegetable curry served on a bread roll; and pani puri, crispy palm-sized puris stuffed with potatoes, chickpeas and spicy flavored water.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Meera Sodha’s healthier take on deep-fried Mangalorean banana puris are a treat for any time of day.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2020

Challah, lavash, naan, puris, bagels, just plain Wonder Bread, and biscuits.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020

By night Sujitha Rajendrababu, helps her mother make puris, a type of Indian bread, in the compact kitchen of her one-bedroom flat.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2016

He usually runs about for three or four years in puris naturalibus, and among the lower classes a string is tied round his loins with a metal charm attached to frighten away the evil spirits.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder