Saturday, May 9

Bhel puri


Chaat is something that is loved by all. And now being away from India, we carve for them a lot more. So this very simple chat, Bhel Puri has become one of the most loved evening snack in our house. Its so flexible in its ingredients, that it can be enjoyed anytime, with whatall available in the kitchen(only puffed rice should be there) . Apart from Bhel popular Chaat's that we we relish are Aloo Tikkis (garnished with onion, coriander, hot spices and a dash of curd), bhel puri, dahi puri, panipuri, dahi vada, papdi chaat, and sev puri. Bhel puri is a a puffed rice dish with potatoes and a tangy tamarind sauce. It is prepared across India, and is known by different names ,Churu Muri in Bangalore or Jhaal Muri in Kolkata.

Ingredients:

4 5 flat crispy puris
200 gms puffed rice (kurmura / murmura/ murrah),
3 tbsp plain sev (thin one),
1 teaspoon chilli powder,
1 potatoes (boiled),
1 big red onion,
1 tomato
1 small bunch coriander leaves,
2 3 green chillies,
Lemon juice or raw mango (optional),
1/4 cup any spicy mixture,
2 tsp cumin powder,
salt to taste

Sweet tamarind chutney
Green chutney



Method:

Prepare the green and sweet chutneys.
Chop onion, potato, tomato and raw mango finely. Chop coriander leaves and green chillies. Set aside.
Mix together puffed rice and sev, salt and chili powder ,cumin powder and the mixture. I usually use Haldiram's 'Navratan' or 'Mixture' one, but can use any.
Before serving, mix chutneys to taste, chopped veggies and the murmura in a bowl.
To serve, put some bhel in individual plates, top with some more sev and chutneys (if desired) n serve immediately with crispy puris.

Tips:
There's no hard n fast rule for making Bhel's. If u don't have chutneys, you can skip them.
Can also add grated coconut or Musturd oil, to give it a unique flavour.

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Sending this to Sunday snacks: Chaat, along with pani puri at All Thingz Yummy!!
And also to 15 minutes cooking @spices etc

11 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey Neha...the nice old Bhelpuri is looking gorgeous here...I liked the tip where we can add grated coconut oil and mustard oil...my granndma sometimes mixed the puffed rice, chopped onions, green chillies, grated coconout, and poured a decent amount of coconut oil...this mixture tasted great... Cheers for the tips :)

sangeeta said...

first time here...you have a nice space n this bhel puri looks crunchy n yum.....

Varsha Vipins said...

Looks so colorful n yum..:)

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks so yum... easy and tasty indeed...

Neha said...

Supriya thanx for urs tip too...

Thanx sangeeta, hope now u visit often..

Trupti said...

bhel puri..yuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmyyyy my fav chaat..looks delicious. Give me that bowl

AnuSriram said...

My fav! Looks inviting!

ARUNA said...

yummooooooooooooo Neha!!

Radha Ramaswamy said...

very very tempting

Radha Ramaswamy said...

very very tempting

Sushma Mallya said...

nice blog neha...this chat really looks good.....