Bhel Puri | Mumbai Bhel Puri | Chaat Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- 2-3 Cups of puri or puffed rice
- 10-12 papdi
- 1 boiled potato
- ½ Cup boiled mung beans
- ¼ Cup yogurt/curd
- Tamarind chutney or sweet chutney as required
- Salt to taste
- 2 Tsp chaat masala
- 1 Tsp red chilli powder
- 2-3 finely chopped onions
- 2-3 finely chopped tomato
- ¼ Cup chopped coriander
- ¼ Cup roasted peanuts
- Fine Sev as required
- Juice of 1-2 lemon/lime
- 2-3 garlic
- 1 Tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 Tsp edible coconut/groundnut oil
- Soak ¼ Cup of dried mung for half hour, pressure cook with little water for 3-4 whistles or till soft
- Peel and lightly dice the boiled potato, sprinkle salt and pepper
- Prepare papdi with this method or use store bought papdi
- In a mortar, pound the chilli flakes, garlic and add a Tsp of oil. This is the red chutney
- Chop tomatoes, onions finely and keep aside
- Make sweet chutney and keep aside
- Roast the groundnuts till crisp and keep aside
- Squeeze lemon/lime juice into a small bowl and keep ready
- Keep some fine sev also ready in a bowl as required
- Some chaat masala and red chilli powder must also be kept handy to sprinkle
- In a deep pan, lightly roast the puffed rice for a few minutes till crisp
- Now we are ready to mix the bhel puri
- In a bowl, take the crisped up puri
- Break a few papdi into the bowl
- Add boiled mung and boiled potato dices
- Next add finely chopped onions and tomatoes
- Sprinkle red chilli powder and chaat masala as per your taste
- Add a few roasted groundnuts
- Next add a little red chutney and sweet chutney as per your taste
- Add a little lemon/lime juice
- Lastly add some (a lot) sev
- Mix all gently with a wooden spoon till the seasoning it mixed through
- Chatpata bhel is ready to serve
- Garnish with coriander, sev, some sev and groundnuts
- Dot with little yogurt/curd
- Serve immediately!
As per usual chaat rules (no rules) feel free to adjust the spiciness
Use pudina chutney instead of red garlic chutney if you wish to
Sprouted mung may also be used instead of boiled mung
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/bhel-puri/
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