Bhel Puri
This is the most commonly sold chaat in the streets of Mumbai. Almost every street has its own friendly bhelwala with his inimitable blends of chutneys and masalas. Bhel is a delectable combination of papadis, puffed rice, sev, onions, potatoes, raw mango and chutneys. The proportions of the various chutneys can be changed to adjust to your personal preferences. Toast the puffed rice to make bhel crisp before using it to make bhel. If you store the puffed rice, sev and papadi and refrigerate or freeze the chutneys, you can rustle up a heavy snack in a jiffy for your hungry kids returning from school.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
10 minCook
0 minReady
15 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups |
rice
cooked |
|
| 1 | cup |
-
sev |
* |
| 20 | each |
-
papadi |
* |
| ½ | cup |
onions
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
potatoes
boiled, chopped |
|
| 8 | tablespoons |
chutney
amchur or imli ki chutney |
* |
| 4 | tablespoons |
chutney
green |
* |
| ½ | tablespoonslemon |
juice
optional |
* |
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
| For the garnish | |||
| 4 | each |
-
papadis, crushed |
* |
| 4 | tablespoons |
-
sev |
* |
| 2 | tablespoons |
cilantro
Fresh coriander, chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 946 | ml |
rice
cooked |
|
| 237 | ml |
-
sev |
* |
| 2E+1 | each |
-
papadi |
* |
| 118 | ml |
onions
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
potatoes
boiled, chopped |
|
| 1.2E+2 | ml |
chutney
amchur or imli ki chutney |
* |
| 6E+1 | ml |
chutney
green |
* |
| 0.5 | tablespoonslemon |
juice
optional |
* |
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cayenne pepper
to taste |
*
|
| For the garnish | |||
| 4 | each |
-
papadis, crushed |
* |
| 6E+1 | ml |
-
sev |
* |
| 3E+1 | ml |
cilantro
Fresh coriander, chopped |
|
Directions
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and toss gently until all the ingredients are well mixed.
Divide into 4 equal portions and garnish each portion with the papadis, sev and coriander.
Serve immediately.
Tips Nylon sev is a very thin variety of deep fried besan sev used as a topping for chaats. It is readily available at most provision stores.
Note
If you want you can roast puff rice (it is optional).I do and always get a delicious flavour. For roast you have to hot a pan n just roast it for 5min only without using oil.
