Alepak (Belagavi Bhel)

Name: Alepak (Belagavi Bhel)
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8-10 Green Chillies; 1 Inch Ginger (finely chopped); Handful Coriander leaves; To taste Salt; 1 Tbsp Water; 1/4 TSP Turmeric powder; 1 Cup roasted chana dal; 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice; 1 cup Roasted Peanuts; 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice; as required Bit of green chilli chana dal mixture; 2 Cups Thin Poha; 1 Cup Puffed Rice; 4 Green chillies chopped; as per taste Salt; As required Lemon Juice; as needed Freshly Grated coconut; as required chopped Coriander leaves

Nikita Choithani @Chef24

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“Alepaak” phonetically sounds exactly like the same word in Marathi
(Ale-paak- where ginger- Alle, is the key taste)
Alepaak is made with groundnuts, puffed rice, grated coconut and a spice called ‘Pade Lavan’
It's belgaum/ belagavi style Bhel.

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Ingredients

20 minutes

5 servings

(1) For Green chilli balls
8-10Green Chillies
1 InchGinger (finely chopped)
HandfulCoriander leaves
To tasteSalt
1 TbspWater
1/4 TSPTurmeric powder
1 Cuproasted chana dal
2 TbspLemon Juice
(2) Alepaak (For making Bhel)
1 cupRoasted Peanuts
1 TbspLemon Juice
as requiredBit of green chilli chana dal mixture
2 CupsThin Poha
1 CupPuffed Rice
4Green chillies chopped
as per tasteSalt
As requiredLemon Juice
as needed Freshly Grated coconut
as requiredchopped Coriander leaves

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Steps

20 minutes

1

(1) Green chilli balls
In a mixer jar add Green chillies, Ginger, Coriander leaves, Salt and water and make a smooth paste.
2

Grind roasted chana dal. In a bowl add this powdered chana dal, Green chilli paste, lemon juice and mix well. The batter should be slightly moist. Make small balls and keep aside. Also keep some mixture of this aside to be used later (for making Alepaak).
3

(2) For Alepaak -
In a bowl add peanuts, green chilli & chana dal mixture and lemon juice mix well.
4

Add thin Poha, Puffed Rice, Green chillies, freshly grated coconut, Salt and lemon juice to taste, garnish with coriander leaves.
5

Serve this Alepaak with green chilli balls for the quick evening snack.