Bhel Puri

Name: Bhel Puri (Puffed rice chaat)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups (80 grams) kurmura (puffed rice); ¼ cup (50 grams) roasted masala chana dal (store-bought spiced lentils); 1 medium red onion, chopped; ¼ cup (40 grams) roasted peanuts; 2 or 3 green chiles, stemmed and minced; 2 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled, and diced; ½ cup (20 grams) sev (chickpea-flour vermicelli); Table salt; 8 crisp puris (flour wafers); ½ cup (120 grams) pudina aur dhaniya chutney (mint-and-cilantro chutney); 6 tablespoons khajoor aur imli ki chutney (sweet date-and-tamarind chutney); 1 teaspoon chile garlic chutney; 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Puffed rice chaat

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

A very popular Mumbai street food that is famous both in India and abroad. Puffed rice, chickpea vermicelli, and crisp puris (Indian flour wafers) come together with a zesty mix of chutneys to create the ultimate snack.

As you mix the chutneys with the puffed rice, place your ear next to the bowl and you will be able to hear a light crackle and pop. That is the sound of the kurmura absorbing the chutneys. If it makes the sound, your puffed rice is fresh. If it doesn’t,

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Asia
India
Maharashtra: Mumbai
Snack
Vegan
Gluten-free

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