Bhel puri

Name: Bhel puri
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 to 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups puffed rice; 2 tablespoons onions finely chopped; 3-4 tbsp tomatoes (ripe, firm, chopped); 3-4 tbsp boiled potato cubed; 2 tbsp coriander leaves; 1 green chilli chopped; 1/2 tsp chaat masala (or amchur powder/lemon juice); 2 tbsp roasted peanuts; 10 papdis; 1/4 cup nylon sev(thin sev or farsan); 3/4-1 tbsp tamarind chutney; 1 tbsp green chutney; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1 pinch salt

Reshma Mathias @RjsKitchen21

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Bhel puri is a slightly sweet, spicy, & sour tasting chaat snack made with puffed rice, chaat chutneys, veggies & sev. It is a very popular street food & is mostly loved by everyone. Bhel puri has been originated in Mumbai & became one of the most loved chaat snacks across India.

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Reshma Mathias @RjsKitchen21

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 to 3 servings

2 cupspuffed rice
2 tablespoonsonions finely chopped
3-4 tbsptomatoes (ripe, firm, chopped)
3-4 tbspboiled potato cubed
2 tbspcoriander leaves
1green chilli chopped
1/2 tsp chaat masala (or amchur powder/lemon juice)
2 tbsproasted peanuts
10papdis
1/4 cupnylon sev(thin sev or farsan)
3/4-1 tbsptamarind chutney
1 tbspgreen chutney
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

20 minutes

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How to make bhel puri:- boil potatoes just until done without making it mushy. I usually cube them and cook in a small pot until fork tender.
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Drain the potatoes. Cool them & air dry completely.
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If your puffed rice is not crisp then dry roast them in a pan until crisp. Cool completely.
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Add them to a mixing bowl along withpotatoes,onions,tomatoes,
chillies,& coriander leaves.mix them up gently.
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Then add in tamarind chutney, green chutney, chaat masala & chilli powder.
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Do not add a lot of chutney at one time, add only little by little as needed to prevent the bhel puri from turning mushy.
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Gently mix well to coat then puffed rice with chutney.
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Taste this and add in more chutney & salt as needed.
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Crush the papdis and add them along with peanuts and sev. Give a good stir.
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Garnish bhel puri with more sev and peanuts. Serve immediately.
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To Make Tamarind chutney-: heat 1/2 cup water in a small bowl and soak 3 tbsp tamarind in it.
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Then add 4 tbsp jaggery and set aside
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When the temperature cools down squeeze the tamarind and pass it through a strainer.
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Next stir in 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp meera powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder & 1 pinch of ginger powder.
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Taste and if needed add more salt or jaggery to suit your taste. Mix & boil this until thick but of pouring consistency.
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Tamarind chutney is ready.
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To make Green chutney-: Add 3/4 cup coriander leaves, 1/4 cup mint or pudina leaves, 1green chilli, 1/4 inch ginger piece, 2 pinches of salt, 1/2 tsp jeera powder,1 tbsp dried gram, 2 tsp lemon juice & 2 tbsp water to a blender jar.
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Blend everything until smooth. Taste and add more salt and chili if needed. Green chutney is ready to use for bhel puri.
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How to make red chutney- boil half cup water and soak 20 red chillies
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When they soften remove them from the water and add to a blender jar.
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Pour 2 to 3 tbsp water and 8 to 10 garlic cloves, 1& half tsp sugar, salt & half tsp jeera
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Blend until smooth and add little lemon juice if needed. Taste it and add more salt or sugar if needed. Red chutney is ready for bhel puri.
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You can opt to have sukha bhel also.