Top Pani Puri dishes in Toronto

Crisp hollow shells filled with spiced potato and chickpea, served with tangy tamarind and mint-coriander water — the signature dish of Mumbai's Chowpatty Beach tradition

Hollow semolina shells filled with spiced mashed potato and chickpeas, flooded tableside with tangy tamarind and bright green mint-coriander water — eat in one bite

Crisp hollow shells filled with spiced chickpeas and potatoes, dunked in cold, intensely tangy tamarind-mint water that hits every taste receptor at once

Hollow semolina shells filled with spiced potato and chickpea, dunked in ice-cold tamarind-mint water that detonates flavour on contact

Hollow semolina spheres filled with spiced potato and chickpea, dunked in tangy-spicy flavored water — the definitive test of any chaat house

Hollow semolina shells filled with spiced potato and chickpea, meant to be dunked into tangy tamarind-mint water and eaten in one bite

Hollow crispy shells filled with spiced potato and chickpeas, dunked in tangy tamarind and mint water — the definitive test of any chaat kitchen

Crisp hollow shells filled to order with spiced potato and tangy tamarind water — the kind of interactive, messy snacking that's hard to stop at six

Hollow semolina spheres filled tableside with spiced tamarind water — the tartness and heat are calibrated well for diners who want the full street-food experience